Social Phobia among Secondary School Students in Baghdad/Iraq.

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Iraq represents a model of the challenging mental health needs of children in conflict-affected, low-income countries. Long-term instability, violent conflict and wars undermine health and mental health status of people in Iraq, particularly children, who form half its population. Raising the level of knowledge and recognition of children’s psychological health in this country has been difficult. The knowledge base has been limited by the shortage of resources, international sanctions and the isolation of Iraqi scholars (AlObaidi, Corcoran, & Scarth, 2013). This short report presents the data from research conducted in 2003 to estimate the prevalence rate of social phobia among secondary school students in Baghdad, the capital city of Iraq. A random sample of 1080 secondary school students was selected from six secondary schools in Baghdad. The sample consisted of 540 females and 540 males; the age range was 12-20 years. Two stages of screening were used; in the first stage, the Social

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