Frozen conflict in the midst of a global pandemic: potential impact on mental health in Armenian border communities
| Autor: | Cheryl A. Kennedy, Vahe Khachadourian, Christopher Markosian |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Economic growth
medicine.medical_specialty Health (social science) Social Psychology Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Epidemiology media_common.quotation_subject Population Psychiatric health 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine State (polity) Political science Pandemic medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine education Pandemics media_common Potential impact education.field_of_study Post-traumatic stress disorder SARS-CoV-2 Armenian Brief Report COVID-19 Armenia Mental health language.human_language 030227 psychiatry Coronavirus Psychiatry and Mental health Mental Health language |
| Zdroj: | Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology |
| ISSN: | 1433-9285 0933-7954 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00127-020-01996-5 |
| Popis: | Armenia has been in a conflict with its neighbor, Azerbaijan, since 1988. Civilians in Tavush Province are regularly affected by ceasefire violations along the armed border with recent escalations further threatening the population's safety. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, concerns regarding the mental health of border village residents in Armenia are prevalent. We present context-related factors of psychiatric illness, the prevalence of mental health disorders, and the state of mental health services in Armenia. We recommend directing greater attention towards the mental health status of civilians residing in conflict zones during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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