Psychosocial support services provided for Syrian refugees with disabilities: a systematic review and thematic analysis

This study systematically reviewed and thematically analyzed studies that investigated psychosocial support services provided to Syrian refugees with disabilities between 2011 and 2020. Nine studies published in the English language were identified from database searches (Google Scholar, PsychInfo,...

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Published in:Middle East current psychiatry (Cairo) 2021-11, Vol.28 (1), p.1-11, Article 66
Main Authors: Alodat, Ali M., Alshagran, Hanan I., Al-Bakkar, Al-Muatasem M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Autism
Disasters
Displaced persons
Humanitarianism
Intellectual disabilities
Language disorders
Learning disabilities
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental disorders
Mental health
Psychiatry
Psychosocial support
Refugees
Refugees with disabilities
Researchers
Review
Social skills
Syrian refugees
Systematic review
Thematic analysis
War
Well being
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Summary:This study systematically reviewed and thematically analyzed studies that investigated psychosocial support services provided to Syrian refugees with disabilities between 2011 and 2020. Nine studies published in the English language were identified from database searches (Google Scholar, PsychInfo, EBSCOhost, Web of Science, and Scopus). Results showed that the forms of psychosocial support services provided to Syrian refugees with disabilities were varied based on the nature of the study and the disability type. The results also provided detailed information about methods, participants, and findings of the identified studies. The thematic analysis results identified six themes that represent the factors related to the psychosocial support services, which were assessment, mental health, psychological well-being, rehabilitation, social participation, and vulnerability. This study provided a set of recommendations that may improve the quality of mental health and psychosocial support services provided to Syrian refugees with disabilities and their families, which are professional development, researches, and policy reforming.
ISSN:2090-5416
2090-5408
2090-5416
DOI:10.1186/s43045-021-00144-2