Access to counselling improving in Lebanon
8th March 2011
By Staff writer
HEALTH organisations are making mental health counselling a priority in war-torn Lebanon.
The country’s first large-scale psychiatric epidemiological study revealed that one-half of the population had experienced war-related trauma and 17% had a mental disorder.
The non-profit International Medical Corps (IMC) has initiated a program to train GPs in Lebanon, Syria and Jordan to recognise mental disorders and treat non-severe cases.
Due to constant political upheaval, Lebanon is only one of two Arab states without a designated mental health policy.
Lancet 2011; 377:707-708
