Abstract

This project is being undertaken to cast a better understanding of depression, a condition that cripples a high percentage of human beings through out the world. By studying the influence of WAR stressors, it could become possible to delineate the role that these have, if any, in a given population. Lebanon at present is offering us an unfortunate human experiment but that can be a one-time scientific opportunity. Approximately a thousand lebanese adults will be interviewed for Depression (using a highly structured interview: D.I.S.) and for different WAR stressors. The classical demographic variables (Age, Sex, urban us rural Marital status, Education...) will be controlled and thus the influence of WAR stressors could be studied.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Type
Small Research Grants (R03)
Project #
1R03MH044978-01
Application #
3429022
Study Section
Mental Health Small Grant Review Committee (MSM)
Project Start
1989-09-15
Project End
1990-08-31
Budget Start
1989-09-15
Budget End
1990-08-31
Support Year
1
Fiscal Year
1989
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
St. Joseph University
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Beirut
State
Country
Lebanon
Zip Code

  Publications

Karam, Elie G; Tabet, Caroline C; Alam, Donna et al. (2009) Bereavement related and non-bereavement related depressions: a comparative field study. J Affect Disord 112:102-10
Karam, E G; al-Atrash, R; Saliba, S et al. (1999) The War Events Questionnaire. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 34:265-74
Karam, E G; Howard, D B; Karam, A N et al. (1998) Major depression and external stressors: the Lebanon Wars. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 248:225-30
Karam, E G (1994) The nosological status of bereavement-related depressions. Br J Psychiatry 165:48-52