The role of epigenetics in psychological resilience (2021) - Lancet Psychiatry; 8(7):620-629. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(20)30515-0. Epub 2021 Apr 27. PMID: 33915083; PMCID: PMC9561637

Perceived helpfulness of treatment for specific phobia: findings from the World Mental Health Surveys (2021) - Journal of Affective Disorders. 288:199-209

Homicide-Suicide in Older Adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, February 2021 / (2021) - Current Psychiatry

Perceived Helpfulness of Treatment for Generalized Anxiety Disorder: A World Mental Health Surveys report (2021) - BMC Psychiatry. 21(1):392.1. Doi: 0.1186/s12888-021-03363-3

Predictors and severity of probable acute stress disorder following the Beirut Port Blast (2022) - Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2022 Mar 22;13(1):2040232. doi: 10.1080/20008198.2022.2040232. PMID: 35340788; PMCID: PMC8942494

IDRAAC has published over 200 peer-reviewed studies on mental health in Lebanon and the region.

In 2011, IDRAAC received the Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for part of the Best Medical Center in the Arab World, recognizing its leadership in mental health research, public awareness, and education.

IDRAAC won the Arab Social Creativity Award for its Elderly Empowerment Project, recognized among 130 projects in the Arab world for promoting employment, volunteerism, and leisure opportunities for older adults.

IDRAAC launched National Mental Health Day in Lebanon in 2003 under First Lady Andrée Emile Lahoud’s patronage, raising awareness through conferences, workshops, and media campaigns focused on mental health, particularly in children and adolescents.

Lebanon's Mental Health Plan for War-Impacted Youth & Families

The effect of COVID-19 on the mental health of different vulnerable groups.

USAID-funded, in partnership with SIDC, IDRAAC conducted mental health assessments to Social Workers, provided clinical consultations, and trained over 140 frontliners on topics related to mental health.

IDRAAC implemented the project “Community-Based Health and Protection Intervention for the Most At-Risk Syrian Refugees and Host Community Members, in Particular Older People and People with Disabilities, in Jordan and Lebanon.”

IDRAAC, funded by the EU, implemented the “School Program for Building Resilience and Coping.” Benefiting 1,353 students, this initiative equipped them with essential skills to manage stressful situations and daily life pressures.

Despite their efficacy, many patients stop antidepressant medication (ADM) without a doctor's advice. This report examines patient-reported reasons, patterns, and predictors of ADM discontinuation.

The standard method of generating disorder‐specific disability scores has lay raters make rankings between pairs of disorders based on brief disorder vignettes.

Yale- Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS), (by W. Goodman)

The Alzheimer’s Questionnaire measures mild cognitive impairment which can be a precursor of Alzheimers’ disease. The questionnaire consists of 21 items scored and weighted by how well they predict problems with memory.

The effect of the Beirut Blast on Saint George University Medical Center staff.

The role of temperament as a risk or as a protective factor.

A digital portal specifically aimed to empower the elderly by reintegrating them back into the community at large.

Community based intervention specifically for older people and people with disabilities located in Beirut, Mount Lebanon, and Tripoli.

Implemented by IDRAAC in Collaboration with HelpAge Germany and HelpAge International

Lancet Psychiatry (2023) - 28:S2215-0366(23)00193-1

The AD8: The Washington University Dementia Screening Test.