Psychological distress

Current value

No figure of ours is published yet. The value is released with its full methodology - and with the response rate, however uncomfortable.

Comparative reference

References we measure against: مقاييسُ دوليةٌ مختصرةٌ معتمَدة (تُختار بإجازة لجنة المراجعة قبل الميدان) - no nationally representative figure with a published methodology exists, so our first wave sets the baseline.

Context figure

One in ten has a mental health condition; at least one in five mild to moderate
WHO estimates - 2025 - source

A context figure, not a comparable reference: An estimate, not a national survey baseline - the baseline is what we will build.

Indicator sheet

Definition	Share of adults showing signs of psychological distress on a validated short scale, and the share who sought help
Unit	% of adults 18+
Domain	Social
Module	Rotating module - asked once every three quarters (group c)
Cadence	Quarterly
Standards	AAPOR Transparency; ESOMAR; WHO MHPSS guidance

Methodology

This indicator is part of the Syrian Barometer: twenty national indicators with a methodology published before the number - the sampling frame, the sample table, the response rate and the field-safety protocol. Every correction is recorded in the public corrections log. The full protocol is deposited with a permanent identifier: doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22559474.

All indicators

Country direction - Trust in institutions - Citizen priorities - Perceived safety - Cost of a living basket - Poverty line and headcount - Perceived unemployment - Intention to return among the displaced - Trust in the media - Electoral interest and intention to participate - Satisfaction with services - Assessment of the reconstruction path - Transitional justice - Perceived freedom of expression - Experience of informal payment - Intention to leave - The missing - Civil documents and legal identity - Impact of explosive remnants on movement