Bullying
Bullying and Mental Health
IDRAAC is working on several research projects related to bullying in class and its relation to mental disorders in Lebanon. Bullying is currently considered a traumatic event with important mental health implications on the affected person. To date, no studies in the Arab world have assessed it in a comprehensive manner and studied its relation to preexisting and consequent mental disorders. 
Another study we are conducting at present is a comprehensive review of the publications on bullying in the Arab world. IDRAAC is assessing the various forms of bullying: direct confrontation (verbal, physical), rumors, social media, as well as the issue of inequality of power. IDRAAC is evaluating the profiles of bullying (victim, perpetrator and both) in the clinical setting and assessing the temporal relation of bullying to a variety of mental disorders (depression, anxiety, PTSD, suicidality etc..) and its effect on school performance as well as family life and social interactions.
We are also assessing the reaction to bullying by the child/adolescent, the school and the family and the co-occurrence of bullying and childhood adversities.
We are also validating the scales used during the bullying study.