Episode 43: Addressing the Psychological Impact of the Beirut Port Explosion on Children and Adolescents

Tune in to our newest episode of The Lebanese Physicians' Podcast where we discuss the results of the recently published study "Anxiety, depression and PTSD in children and adolescents following the Beirut port explosion" with Drs. Fadi Maalouf and Lilian Ghandour. In this episode we discuss the psychological impact of the explosion on children and adolescents in Lebanon following the explosion. We discuss the questionnaires used, the areas in Lebanon that were polled, and the significance of the results obtained given the high rates of anxiety, depression, and PTSD in those children after the explosion. We end it with potential lessons learned and public policy recommendations regarding similar traumatic events in the future. You can find the article in the Journal of Affective Disorders along with another article published by the group on the effects of the explosion on adults. "Maalouf FT, Haidar R, Mansour F, Elbejjani M, Khoury JE, Khoury B, Ghandour LA. Anxiety, depression and PTSD in children and adolescents following the Beirut port explosion. J Affect Disord. 2022 Apr 1;302:58-65" You can also listen to the podcast on: Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/episode/2icR53GKmSNNmgSDpqCSWX?si=Dm661l4YQtOnhHaw_NQw1g Apple:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lebanese-physicians-podcast/id1545290394?i=1000552399138 You can watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/QNNjI1p35xk #anxiety #depression #PTSD #AUBMC #beirutexplosion