Psychological disorders among Kuwaiti families after Iraqi invasion.
Author: El Enizy, O., El Enizy, F.
Source:
Derasat Nafseyah, Vol 6(3), Jul 1996: 331-351.
Assessed the effects of Iraqi invasion on Kuwaiti psychological disorders. A series of tests were designed and administered to evaluate the negative effects of war on 4 groups. Measure of death anxiety, compulsive obsessions, Beck Depression Inventory, and Sleep Disorder Scale were compared for the 4 family groups who volunteered to participate in this research. Compared degrees of depression testing 4 groups of Ss: 79 families who lived outside their homeland during the invasion, 58 had no martyrs or prisoners of war, 55 had martyrs, and 57 had prisoners of war. The analyses of the data show that there is no difference between families living outside and inside the homeland. The degrees of depression are similar among the four groups, except those who have prisoners of war (degrees of depression are highly significant). Findings are discussed in terms of the difficulties and the absence of a well defined psychological test that can explain the Kuwaiti personality.