Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among Iraqi Intellectual Immigrants after Occupation 2003.

Abstract

These factors, as well as disasters and wars that the Arab homeland exposed to and still under this exposure, in addition to the severe stress upon.

Iraqi Academics have been subjected to direct consequences of 2003 war. Exact figures are not known. It was mentioned. Many people were killed, sacked from their academics jobs, threatened to leave directly or indirectly their jobs, houses, and Iraq. Others have been imprisoned, tortured, or kidnapped / threatened to be kidnapped etc. Their families have been subjected to similar traumatic experiences or threats. All theses stressors may have lead to Post Traumatic (PTSD) Experiences. These Traumatic experiences have lead to Dislocation, relocation and Immigration etc. All sectors of the Iraqi Society have suffered the consequences of this disastrous War.  It was estimated in one study that 69% of Baghdad University population has suffered from PTSD after 2003 occupation of Iraq war.