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Sahar Obeid1,2,3, Nathalie Lahoud3,4,5, Chadia Haddad1,6
1Research and Psychology Departments, Psychiatric Hospital of the Cross, Jal Eddib, Lebanon.
Objective:
The aim of this study was to assess factors associated with depression in a representative sample of the Lebanese population.
Design/Methods:
A cross-sectional study, conducted between November 2017 and March 2018, enrolled 789 participants. Depression was measured using the Arabic version of the Hamilton Depression Scale.
Results:
The participants' mean age was 30.30 ± 12.52 years (54.8% males). More than half of the participants had depressive symptoms (59.7%). Anxiety (β = .457), alcohol dependence (β = .290), suicidal ideation (β = 1.427), high socioeconomic status (β = 1.910), being widowed (β = 4.564), and physical work fatigue (β = .090) were significantly associated with higher depression. Higher social emotional awareness was significantly associated with lower depression (β = -.176).
Practice Implications:
This study sheds light on high levels of psychological distress and depression among the Lebanese general population and suggests potential preventative strategies.
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