Academic Staff

Aug. 18, 2026, 11:15 a.m.
Bahar Mohammed Salih Ismail (Master)
Assistant Lecturer
Lecturer in Psychiatric Nursing

Community Health Nursing and Psychiatric Nursing
College of Nursing
University of Duhok

  • 2015 M.Sc. in Psychiatric Nursing – University of Duhok
  • 2011 BSc in Psychiatric Nursing_ University of Duhok

psychiatric nursing community health and Psychiatric Nursing Department (2018–present)

  • Workshop about (first aid) for Cihan private school in Duhok city.
  • Workshop about (Vape smoke) for middle school in Duhok city.

Research

  1. Ismail, Bahar Mohammad Salih, et al. "The use of mobile devices among children aged under 5 years in the Kurdistan Region-Iraq: a cross-sectional study." (2024).
  2. Abdullah, RY, Ismail, BMS, Ezzat, HQ, & Sadeeq, HA (2024). Social media addiction among high school students in Iraqi Kurdistan region. The Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine , 42 (4), 223-232. ‏
  3. Taha, P. H., Esmael, B. M. S., & Al-Dabbagh, S. A. (2016). Internet use and addiction among students of University of Duhok. DMJ, 10(2), 21-35.‏
  4. Taha, P. H., Al-Dabbagh, S. M., & Esmael, B. M. S. (2022). Psychological distress among internet-addicted undergraduate university students in Duhok province-Iraq. The Arab Journal of Psychiatry , 33 (1), 42-52. ‏
  5. Mala, K., Ismail, B., & Abdullah, D. (2026). Clinical, familial, and socio-cultural profile of children with mental health disorders in the Kurdistan region: a large retrospective cross-sectional study. Advances in Psychiatry and Neurology/Postępy Psychiatrii i Neurologii , 35 (1), 9-18. ‏
  6. Mala, KZ, Ismail, BMS, Abdullah, RY, & Abdullah, WS (2025). Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety among Mothers of Hospitalized Children in Kurdistan Region-Iraq: A Cross-Sectional Study. Mosul Journal of Nursing , 13 (1), 152-163. ‏

The main interesting are:

  • Internet Addiction
  • Vape Smoking
  • Psychological Distress
  • Psychiatric Disorder
  • Autistic Disorder
  • Attachment Disorder