Increased risks for mental disorders among LGB individuals - Cross-National evidence from the World Mental Health surveys (2022) - Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 57(11):2319-2332
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.
Deuterated dextromethorphan/quinidine for agitation in Alzheimer's disease (2022) - Neural Regen Res;17(5):1013-1014. doi: 10.4103/1673-5374.324842. PMID: 34558525; PMCID: PMC8552844
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.
Cannabis Use and Misuse in Older Adults (2022) - Clin Geriatr Med. 2022 Feb;38(1):67-83. doi: 10.1016/j.cger.2021.07.003. PMID: 34794704
Lebanon's Mental Health Plan for War-Impacted Youth & Families
Illicit Drug Use in Older Adults: An Invisible Epidemic? (2022) - Clin Geriatr Med. 2022 Feb;38(1):39-53. doi: 10.1016/j.cger.2021.07.002. PMID: 34794702
Development of the Teachers Manual to Learning Problems and Psychological Disorders in the Classroom
IDRAAC, in partnership with the Center for Educational Research and Development (CERD), has developed the Teacher’s Manual to Learning Problems and Psychological Disorders in the Classroom.
Determinants of effective treatment coverage for major depressive disorder in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys (2022) - International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 16(1):29
IDRAAC, in partnership with UNFPA and with the support of the Ministry of Social Affairs implemented a mental health project funded by the U.S. government to provide psychosocial support to women and youth.
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
The aim of this project was to improve the capacity of public school teachers to become mediators of behavioral change and contribute to build tolerance, decrease violence and conflicts among Syrian and Lebanese students.
IDRAAC, implemented this project in partnership with the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Balamand and with the funding of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Policy stringency and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal analysis of data from 15 countries (2022) - Lancet Public Health; 7(5):e417-e426. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(22)00060-3
IDRAAC has received a grant from the French Embassy in Lebanon on November 2015 to implement a project aiming at addressing the needs of the whole Assyrian community: the Assyrian Refugee community and the Assyrian Lebanese hosting community.
Cohort profile: biological pathways of risk and resilience in Syrian refugee children (BIOPATH) (2022)- Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol ;57(4):873-883. doi: 10.1007/s00127-022-02228-8
«Towards The Human Rights Protection of a Vulnerable Population: The Elderly of Lebanon» is a project which was implement by IDRAAC with the support of the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) program of the United States Department of State.
Perceived helpfulness of treatment for social anxiety disorder: findings from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys (2022) - Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. doi: 10.1007/s00127-022-02249-3. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35262761
IDRAAC, in collab with Alzheimer's Association Lebanon & with the support of the Australian Embassy-Beirut, Lebanon Direct Aid Program, trained women for free & have the opportunity to work as a certified caregiver for persons living with Alzheimer’s.
Perceived helpfulness of service sectors used for mental and substance use disorders: Findings from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys (2022) - Int J Ment Health Syst;16(1):6. doi: 10.1186/s13033-022-00516-z. PMID: 35093131; PMCID: PMC8800240.
Mental Health During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review and Recommendations for Moving Forward (2022) - Perspectives on Psychological Science; 19;17456916211029964. https://doi.org/10.1177/17456916211029964
Global mental health research and practice: a decolonial approach (2022) - Lancet Psychiatry;9(7):595-600. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(22)00043-8. Epub 2022 Apr 7. PMID: 35397800
Children and War, Revue Medicale Libanaise (1990) - 2(1): 5-6
Transdiagnostic development of internalizing psychopathology throughout the life course up to age 45: a World Mental Health Surveys report (2022) - Psychol Med.;52(11):2134-2143. doi: 10.1017/S0033291720004031
The Arabic Diagnostic Interview Schedule DIS, Revue Médicale Libanaise (1991) - 3: 28-30
Associations between traumatic event experiences, psychiatric disorders, and suicidal behavior in the general population of Afghanistan: findings from Afghan National Mental Health Survey (2022)
Issues in Psychiatric Research and Diagnosis, Journal Médical Libanais (1991) - 39(1): 25-27
The dynamic nature of refugee children's resilience: a cohort study of Syrian refugees in Lebanon (2022) - Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci.;31:e41. doi: 10.1017/S2045796022000191. PMID: 35702899; PMCID: PMC9228593
"Demonic Possession" and Multiple Personality Disorder, Journal Médical Libanais (1991) - 39 (2), 86-88