Post-traumatic stress disorder and its relationship to psychological support among a sample of survivors from the city of Derna

Abstract

The aim of the research was to reveal the correlation between post-traumatic stress disorder and psychosocial support among flood survivors in the city of Derna. Also, to know the differences in post-traumatic stress disorder among survivors attributed to the gender variable and to know the differences in post-traumatic stress disorder among survivors attributed to the age variable. To verify the aim of the study, the researcher used the descriptive analytical approach and the research sample consisted of (111) individuals who survived the floods, who were selected using the random sample method. The researcher used a general data form, the psychosocial support scale prepared by the researcher (2024) and the post-traumatic stress disorder scale by Davidson (2005). The results of the research were as follows: Flood survivors in the city of Derna suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. The results also showed that there is a positive correlation between post-traumatic stress disorder and psychosocial support among survivors and that there are differences between males and females in the extent of being affected by post-traumatic stress disorder in favor of females and that there are no differences between flood survivors attributed to the age variable.