Posttraumatic stress in adult civilians exposed to violent conflict, war and associated human rights abuses in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Stein, Jana; Niemeyer, Helen; Meyer, Caroline; Wirz, Christina; Eiling, Anna; Gruzman, Rebecca; Heeke, Carina; Stammel, Nadine; Knaevelsrud, Christine

doi:10.1016/j.jad.2021.06.042

Posttraumatic stress in adult civilians exposed to violent conflict, war and associated human rights abuses in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Background The Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) is the stage of the world's most violent conflicts and the origin of the largest refugee population worldwide. These conflicts can result in symptoms of posttraumatic stress (PTS). To date, no comprehensive meta-analysis on proportions of PTS in c…