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Identifying Barriers to Implementation of Mental Health Policies in Northwest Syria

Kuzeybatı Suriye’de Ruh Sağlığı Politikalarının Uygulanmasının Önündeki Engellerin Belirlenmesi

Bakor Albakor(ISTANBUL MEDIPOL UNIVERSITY)0009-0002-9929-2762
Erman Gedikli(ISTANBUL MEDIPOL UNIVERSITY)0000-0002-5508-194X
Pages
1–18
Publication Date
2026-06-30
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Within the data collected in the second and third rounds, scores for each barrier were analyzed, and the results indicated that there was a consensus on 16 different barriers with an interquartile width of less than 1.2.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study aims to examine the barriers to the effective implementation of mental health policies in Northwest Syria (NWS).
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Key Findings & Data:The Delphi technique was employed, and a total of 33 professionals consented to take part in the study.
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Conclusion & Impact:Within the data collected in the second and third rounds, scores for each barrier were analyzed, and the results indicated that there was a consensus on 16 different barriers with an interquartile width of less than 1.2.
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⚙️Variables:Kuzeybatı Suriye · Delphi Tekniği · Ruh Sağlığı Politikaları

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This study aims to examine the barriers to the effective implementation of mental health policies in Northwest Syria (NWS). The Delphi technique was employed, and a total of 33 professionals consented to take part in the study. These participants were physicians, policymakers, and administrators involved in healthcare, and shared their insights into the barriers to the implementation of mental health policies. Three rounds of the Delphi technique were conducted to reach consensus among the participants. Within the data collected in the second and third rounds, scores for each barrier were analyzed, and the results indicated that there was a consensus on 16 different barriers with an interquartile width of less than 1.2. These barriers are listed as insufficient societal, cultural, and religious beliefs, policy and coordination, insufficient human resources, funding and financial limitations and other related factors. These results provide a specific understanding of the limitations of mental health services and particular recommendations for reinforcing mental health impacts in NWS.

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Bu çalışma, Kuzeybatı Suriye’de ruh sağlığı politikalarının etkili biçimde uygulanmasının önündeki engelleri incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Araştırmada Delphi tekniği kullanılmış ve sağlık hizmetleriyle ilişkili hekimler, politika yapıcılar ve yöneticilerden oluşan toplam 33 profesyonel çalışmaya katılmayı kabul etmiştir. Katılımcılar, ruh sağlığı politikalarının uygulanmasına ilişkin engeller konusundaki görüş ve deneyimlerini paylaşmıştır. Katılımcılar arasında uzlaşı sağlamak amacıyla Delphi tekniği üç tur halinde yürütülmüştür. İkinci ve üçüncü turlarda elde edilen veriler kapsamında her bir engele ilişkin puanlar analiz edilmiş; bulgular, çeyrekler arası genişliği 1,2’nin altında olan 16 farklı engel üzerinde uzlaşı sağlandığını göstermiştir. Bu engeller; toplumsal, kültürel ve dini inançlara ilişkin yetersizlikler, politika ve koordinasyon sorunları, insan kaynağı eksikliği, finansman ve mali sınırlılıklar ile diğer ilişkili faktörler olarak sıralanmaktadır. Elde edilen bulgular, Kuzeybatı Suriye’de ruh sağlığı hizmetlerinin sınırlılıklarına ilişkin özgül bir anlayış sunmakta ve ruh sağlığı alanındaki etkilerin güçlendirilmesine yönelik somut öneriler ortaya koymaktadır.

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Albakor, B., Gedikli, E. (2026). Identifying Barriers to Implementation of Mental Health Policies in Northwest Syria. Journal of Health Systems and Policies, Cilt: 8 Sayı: 1, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.52675/jhesp.1820257

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