Health science reports
October 1, 2026
Naya Saadeh, Elie Atallah, Mirna A. Fawaz et al.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Somatization, the physical manifestation of emotional and psychological distress, is a prevalent issue in populations exposed to war and trauma. War‐related nightmares are common among displaced individuals and are linked to depression, anxiety, and somatization. Yet, the indirect role of depression‐anxiety in the association between war‐related nightmares and...
BMC Psychiatry
August 9, 2024
Roni Chaaya, Chen Jiang, Runtang Meng et al.
Background: The Nightmare Distress Questionnaire (NDQ), known and commonly used for its adequate psychometric properties, is the most widely used instrument for the measurement of nightmare distress. This study aimed to assess the psychometric properties of a newly translated Arabic version of the Nightmare Distress Questionnaire (NDQ-AV). Methods: A total of 546 Lebanese adolescents was...
International journal of environmental health research
July 1, 2024
Zeinab Bitar, Feten Fekih Romdhane, Radoslaw Rogoza et al.
9 citations
Interests in including mindfulness techniques in medical and psychological fields have been increasing recently. Accordingly, it is important to validate the short form of the Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory (FMI-14) to help professionals living in Arabic speaking countries. Thus, we aimed to validate the FMI-14 in the Arabic language (FMI-Ar) in Arabic-speaking university students from Lebanon....
BMC Psychiatry
April 19, 2024
Feten Fekih Romdhane, Amthal Alhuwailah, Hanaa Shuwiekh et al.
4 citations
BACKGROUND: Public education efforts to address and reduce potential harms from cannabis use in Arab countries are either slow or inexistent, and do not follow the steadily increasing trends of cannabis use in Arab youth. Several decades of research on substance use, it can be suggested that being aware of, and knowing about, psychosis risk related to cannabis can at least limit the consumption...