Nayla Karamé Majdalani, psychologue : "Les Libanais sont dans un état d'abattement total"

A leading psychologist describes a nation in a state of total dejection, with displaced populations facing a 'terrible' mental health crisis amidst ongoing conflict. | Contesto: cronaca

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• Nayla Karamé Majdalani, psychologue : "Les Libanais sont dans un état d'abattement total"

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Since March 2, when Hezbollah drew Lebanon into a regional conflict involving Iran, Israeli strikes have killed more than 2,000 people according to an official toll. The human cost, however, extends far beyond the casualty figures, manifesting in a profound and widespread psychological collapse across the population. Clinical psychologist Nayla Karamé Majdalani, in an interview, starkly summarized the national mood: "The Lebanese are living through successive traumas and are in a state of total dejection from this war." Majdalani's assessment points to a compounding crisis where new violence layers upon unhealed wounds from the country's past conflicts and its recent economic disintegration. The current border war, marked by daily exchanges of fire, has displaced tens of thousands from southern Lebanon and the south Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh, creating a new wave of instability. For a society already reeling from the 2020 Beirut port explosion, a paralyzing financial crisis, and the COVID-19 pandemic, this latest conflict has pushed collective resilience to its breaking point. The situation is most acute for the displaced, who Majdalani describes as being in a "terrible" state. Stripped of their homes, communities, and routines, these individuals are operating in pure survival mode, focused on securing basic shelter, food, and medical care. In such circumstances, psychological support is treated as a distant luxury. "They seek first to survive," Majdalani explained, highlighting the brutal hierarchy of needs where mental well-being is supplanted by the urgent demands of physical sustenance and safety. This absence of structured psychological aid threatens to cement trauma, with potential long-term consequences for social cohesion and individual functioning. The constant stress of bombardment, the grief of loss, and the anxiety of an uncertain future are creating deep-seated psychological injuries that go untreated. Experts warn that without intervention, these conditions can evolve into chronic depression, anxiety disorders, and post-traumatic stress, burdening a healthcare system that is itself on the verge of collapse. The crisis exposes a critical gap in...

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