Kurdistan Region | List of Frontiers open access articles

Original Research

Published on 12 Jan 2026

Exposure to climate-related stressors undermines mental health in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq: a cross-sectional study

in Environmental Health and Exposome

Jan Ilhan Kizilhan
Sumaia Al-Ghurbani
Jonathan Uricher
Zelal Ag
Ibraheem Khalil Musa
Bohar Suleiman Isa

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1719584

848 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Nov 2024

The use of autonomy among physical education teachers in Finland and Kurdistan region of Iraq

in Teacher Education

Pål Lagestad
Golaleh Makrooni
Warhel Asim Mohammed
Joonas Kalari

Frontiers in Education

doi 10.3389/feduc.2024.1425189

2,243 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 07 Feb 2025

Authoritarian practices on the rise? Reflections from a Médecins Sans Frontières research programme on the engagement between international humanitarian non-governmental organisations and states

in Comparative Governance

Andrew Cunningham
Sean Healy

Frontiers in Political Science

doi 10.3389/fpos.2025.1358889

2,577 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 09 Jul 2019

Dimensional Structure and Cultural Invariance of DSM V Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Among Iraqi and Syrian Displaced People

in Quantitative Psychology and Measurement

Hawkar Ibrahim
Claudia Catani
Azad Ali Ismail
Frank Neuner

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01505

7,070 views
31 citations

Original Research

Published on 20 Feb 2017

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms Resulting from Torture and Other Traumatic Events among Syrian Kurdish Refugees in Kurdistan Region, Iraq

in Psychology for Clinical Settings

Hawkar Ibrahim
Chiya Q. Hassan

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00241

33,710 views
134 citations

Original Research

Published on 26 Feb 2024

Retrospective analysis of pediatric sepsis and the burden of antimicrobial resistance in Duhok, Kurdistan Region of Iraq

in Pharmacology of Infectious Diseases

Delveen R. Ibrahim
Abdulrhaman T. Saadi
Nizar B. Yahya
Marwa S. Ibrahim
Ali Y. Saeed
Sawsan S. Abdulaziz
Revan Y. Hasqyal
Berivan K. Alarsalani
Khalid S. Ibrahim

Frontiers in Pharmacology

doi 10.3389/fphar.2024.1347832

3,596 views
1 citation

Community Case Study

Published on 22 Aug 2022

Training of psychotherapists in post-conflict regions: A Community case study in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

in Public Mental Health

Julia Beckmann
Thomas Wenzel
Martin Hautzinger
Jan Ilhan Kizilhan

Frontiers in Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.947903

4,415 views
6 citations

Original Research

Published on 21 May 2025

Teachers’ perceptions related to structural influences in physical education: a comparative study of Finland and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

in Teacher Education

Warhel Asim Mohammed
Joonas Kalari
Golaleh Makrooni
Pål Lagestad

Frontiers in Education

doi 10.3389/feduc.2025.1476290

2,017 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 25 Oct 2022

Investigation of Kurdish students’ L2 motivational self-system and their motivational beliefs in high school

in Educational Psychology

Kameran Noori Abdullah
Özge Razi

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.974748

3,565 views
1 citation

Community Case Study

Published on 25 Jul 2024

The importance of cultural understanding and practical solutions during the handover of a psychotherapy and psychotraumatology program in Northern Iraq into local hands

in Public Mental Health

Gabriel Kornwachs
Martin Hautzinger
Jan Kizilhan

Frontiers in Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1434670

2,190 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 25 Oct 2023

Methanol extract of Iraqi Kurdistan Region Daphne mucronata as a potent source of antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anticancer agents for the synthesis of novel and bioactive polyvinylpyrrolidone nanofibers

in Polymer Chemistry

Khursheed Muzammil
Mazin Hadi Kzar
Faraj Mohammed
Zahraa Ibrahim Mohammed
Sarah A. Hamood
Talib Kh. Hussein
Saheb Jubeir Hanoon
Maytham T. Qasim
Ahmed Hussien Alawadi
Ali Alsalamy

Frontiers in Chemistry

doi 10.3389/fchem.2023.1287870

3,848 views
7 citations

Original Research

Published on 26 May 2021

Stakeholders' Perspectives on the Challenges of Emergency Obstetric Referrals and the Feasibility and Acceptability of an mHealth Intervention in Northern Iraq

in Maternal Health

Bridget Relyea
Alison Wringe
Osama Afaneh
Ioannis Malamas
Nicholas Teodoro
Mohammed Ghafour
Jennifer Scott

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2021.662256

4,514 views
6 citations

Original Research

Published on 19 Jan 2026

A study on long-term trauma-related mental health outcomes among Kurdish survivors of chemical attacks

in Anxiety and Stress Disorders

Ibrahim Mohammed
Hataw Ahmed
Bushra Hasin
Jan Kizilhan
Hemn Nariman
Salah Ahmed
Azad Qader
Sergi Papiol
Monika Rubekeil
Thomas Schulze

Frontiers in Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1693072

1,829 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Jun 2025

Teachers’ perceptions and experiences of gender in physical education across diverse cultural contexts

in Language, Culture and Diversity

Golaleh Makrooni
Joonas Kalari
Warhel Asim Mohammed
Pål Lagestad

Frontiers in Education

doi 10.3389/feduc.2025.1566231

7,371 views
2 citations

Methods

Published on 30 Jan 2020

Supporting Iraqi Kurdistan Health Authorities in Post-conflict Recovery: The Development of a Health Monitoring System

in Digital Public Health

Leonardo Emberti Gialloreti
Faiq B. Basa
Stefania Moramarco
Adil O. Salih
Haveen H. Alsilefanee
Sivar A. Qadir
Antonia Bezenchek
Francesca Incardona
Daniele Di Giovanni
Revan Khorany

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2020.00007

9,203 views
21 citations

Original Research

Published on 02 Dec 2025

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of pharmacists toward over-the-counter medication use in Iraq: a nationwide cross-sectional study

in Pharmacoepidemiology

Mohamed AbdElrahman
Mohammed D. Al-Rekabi
Ghadah Ali Al-Oudah
Aysam M. Fayed
Hasanain Kamil Owadh

Frontiers in Pharmacology

doi 10.3389/fphar.2025.1669176

1,094 views

Articles

Exposure to climate-related stressors undermines mental health in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq: a cross-sectional study

The use of autonomy among physical education teachers in Finland and Kurdistan region of Iraq

Authoritarian practices on the rise? Reflections from a Médecins Sans Frontières research programme on the engagement between international humanitarian non-governmental organisations and states

Dimensional Structure and Cultural Invariance of DSM V Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Among Iraqi and Syrian Displaced People

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms Resulting from Torture and Other Traumatic Events among Syrian Kurdish Refugees in Kurdistan Region, Iraq

Retrospective analysis of pediatric sepsis and the burden of antimicrobial resistance in Duhok, Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Training of psychotherapists in post-conflict regions: A Community case study in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Teachers’ perceptions related to structural influences in physical education: a comparative study of Finland and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Investigation of Kurdish students’ L2 motivational self-system and their motivational beliefs in high school

The importance of cultural understanding and practical solutions during the handover of a psychotherapy and psychotraumatology program in Northern Iraq into local hands

Methanol extract of Iraqi Kurdistan Region Daphne mucronata as a potent source of antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anticancer agents for the synthesis of novel and bioactive polyvinylpyrrolidone nanofibers

Stakeholders' Perspectives on the Challenges of Emergency Obstetric Referrals and the Feasibility and Acceptability of an mHealth Intervention in Northern Iraq

A study on long-term trauma-related mental health outcomes among Kurdish survivors of chemical attacks

Teachers’ perceptions and experiences of gender in physical education across diverse cultural contexts

Supporting Iraqi Kurdistan Health Authorities in Post-conflict Recovery: The Development of a Health Monitoring System

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of pharmacists toward over-the-counter medication use in Iraq: a nationwide cross-sectional study