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Title: | War Psychiatry : Identifying and Managing the Neuropsychiatric Consequences of Armed Conflicts |
Authors: | Jain, Nityanand Prasad, Sakshi Czárth, Zsófia Csenge Chodnekar, Swarali Yatin Mohan, Srinithi Savchenko, Elena Panag, Deepkanwar Singh Tanasov, Andrei Betka, Marta Maria Platos, Emilia Świątek, Dorota Krygowska, Aleksandra Małgorzata Rozani, Sofia Srivastava, Mahek Evangelou, Kyriacos Gristina, Kitija Lucija Bordeniuc, Alina Akbari, Amir Reza Jain, Shivani Kostiks, Andrejs Reinis, Aigars Rīga Stradiņš University |
Keywords: | conflict;depression;neuropsychiatric effects;PTSD;refugees;stigma;treatment;3.2 Clinical medicine;1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database;Community and Home Care;Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health;SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being;SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions |
Issue Date: | 22-Jun-2022 |
Citation: | Jain , N , Prasad , S , Czárth , Z C , Chodnekar , S Y , Mohan , S , Savchenko , E , Panag , D S , Tanasov , A , Betka , M M , Platos , E , Świątek , D , Krygowska , A M , Rozani , S , Srivastava , M , Evangelou , K , Gristina , K L , Bordeniuc , A , Akbari , A R , Jain , S , Kostiks , A & Reinis , A 2022 , ' War Psychiatry : Identifying and Managing the Neuropsychiatric Consequences of Armed Conflicts ' , Journal of Primary Care and Community Health , vol. 13 , pp. 1-11 . https://doi.org/10.1177/21501319221106625 |
Abstract: | War refugees and veterans have been known to frequently develop neuropsychiatric conditions including depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and anxiety disorders that tend to leave a long-lasting scar and impact their emotional response system. The shear stress, trauma, and mental breakdown from overnight displacement, family separation, and killing of friends and families cannot be described enough. Victims often require years of mental health support as they struggle with sleep difficulties, recurring memories, anxiety, grief, and anger. Everyone develops their coping mechanism which can involve dependence and long-term addiction to alcohol, drugs, violence, or gambling. The high prevalence of mental health disorders during and after the war indicates an undeniable necessity for screening those in need of treatment. For medical health professionals, it is crucial to identify such vulnerable groups who are prone to developing neuropsychiatric morbidities and associated risk factors. It is pivotal to develop and deploy effective and affordable multi-sectoral collaborative care models and therapy, which primarily depends upon family and primary care physicians in the conflict zones. Herein, we provide a brief overview regarding the identification and management of vulnerable populations, alongside discussing the challenges and possible solutions to the same. |
Description: | Funding Information: We would like to acknowledge the support and contributions of The ECOMSIR Collaborative (European Collaboration of Medical Students in Research), a non-profit, non-governmental student collaboration. The support of Riga Stradins University (RSU) is also greatly acknowledged. The author(s) received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2022. |
DOI: | 10.1177/21501319221106625 |
ISSN: | 2150-1319 |
Appears in Collections: | Research outputs from Pure / Zinātniskās darbības rezultāti no ZDIS Pure |
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