An international report: 65% of the displaced Yezidis suffer from mental illness

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[size=52]An international report: 65% of the displaced Yezidis suffer from mental illness[/size]

[size=45]Translated by: Hamed Ahmed[/size]
[size=45]A survey published by the European newspaper (BMC Psychology) for medical issues conducted among the displaced Yazidis in the Mam Rashan and Sheikhan camps revealed that the vast majority of them, especially women, suffer from psychological and mental illnesses, and their percentage was estimated at 65%, more than seven years after they were subjected to an organized attack. ISIS terrorist.[/size]
[size=45]The medical newspaper stated in a report, translated by Al-Mada, that “crises and emergencies resulting from battles and natural and human disasters pose serious risks to the psychological state of those affected by them and affect their mental health.”[/size]
[size=45]The report added, "Iraq, according to reports and information, has in recent years recorded the highest percentage of internally displaced persons in the world in 2014."[/size]
[size=45]And he explained, "Until now, 1.2 million Iraqis are still living in a state of displacement in official and unofficial shelters in different regions of Iraq."[/size]
[size=45]The report pointed out that "the Yazidis were among the most vulnerable to extermination, killing and displacement at the hands of the terrorist organization ISIS."[/size]
[size=45]And he stated, "The ISIS attack caused the displacement of 400,000 Yazidis, and 6,000 women and girls were kidnapped and enslaved, where they were subjected to inhumane treatment at the hands of ISIS, which included rape, torture, and sale in the slave market, and some of them managed to escape and live in camps for the displaced."[/size]
[size=45]The report notes that "people who are subjected to forced displacement and leave their homes and families often suffer from mental illnesses, mental disorders, depression and trauma."[/size]
[size=45]And he stated, "The information indicates that most of the Yazidis who were captives and kidnapped by ISIS were diagnosed with mental disorders, and the majority of them suffer from depression, and the symptoms also included sleep problems, frustration, psychological disorder, and an inability to communicate and self-control."[/size]
[size=45]The report stressed that "the World Health Organization stated in its latest report that approximately 22.1% of those who are exposed to the effects of battles suffer from psychological and mental disorders of varying degrees of severity of the disease, and it may accompany them for long periods of their lives."[/size]
[size=45]And he continues, "The Yazidis residing in the two camps number approximately 10,411 inmates, and 442 of them were adults."[/size]
[size=45]The report confirmed that 50.9% of them were women between 18 and 77 years of age, and they were asked questions to verify their psychological state.[/size]
[size=45]He continued, "Their cases ranged from depression, psychological disorder, fear, frustration, and nervous tension, and the responses of many of them came by expressing that they want to return to their previous normal state after this difficult period, or that they wish to recover from their condition as soon as possible, and some of them feel that they will remain depressed throughout their lives."[/size]
[size=45]And the report added, “In response to the displaced persons’ response to an inquiry from those in charge of the survey whether they received mental health care inside the camp or any other care that alleviates their psychological condition, 78.2% of them indicated that they did not receive any care or psychological treatment.”[/size]
[size=45]He added, "While 21% of them mentioned that they had received some psychological treatment during the past six years, which included individual psychological treatment sessions with patients, receiving psychological support, or participating in training to acquire specific skills such as sewing, cooking, or mechanical work."[/size]
[size=45]He stated, "The results indicate that there is a high level of psychological and nervous disorders among the Yazidis residing in the camps."[/size]
[size=45]And the report goes on to state that “65% of them stated that they have a state of psychological disorder,” explaining that “14% of them have a mental disorder of moderate severity.”[/size]
[size=45]And he went on to say that “22% of them have a mild psychological disorder, while it appears that 15% of them have a severe psychological disorder.”[/size]
[size=45]And the report stated, "Women constitute the highest percentage of cases of psychological disorders and mental illnesses among the camp inmates."[/size]
[size=45]He stated, "Women are often victims of violence and sexual enslavement in wartime situations, and this is what Yazidi women have been subjected to," adding that "their fear rate is double that of men's fear of the injured, as well as the rate of depression."[/size]
[size=45]The report emphasized that “cases of poverty, social isolation, lack of security and lack of job opportunities affect the increase in their disease symptoms.”[/size]
[size=45]And he called for "directing governmental health care and humanitarian organizations as well to these displaced people and treating special individual cases suffering from mental disorders."[/size]
[size=45]The report went on to "emphasize the need to emphasize improving living conditions in the camps and providing services, especially those services that contribute to providing psychological treatment for the inmates, as the state of displacement itself negatively affects their psychological state."[/size]
[size=45]About: (BMC Psychology) newspaper[/size]
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