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War and the crisis of mental health in Afghanistan

Mental health and psychiatric services in Afghanistan have gone through various stages of development and crisis but the long-term impact of recent wars and conflict on the country’s mental health services has not been evaluated. What is obvious is the shortage of trained mental health professionals...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Rahimi, Yousuf A., Azimi, S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6735073/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31508123
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Sumario:Mental health and psychiatric services in Afghanistan have gone through various stages of development and crisis but the long-term impact of recent wars and conflict on the country’s mental health services has not been evaluated. What is obvious is the shortage of trained mental health professionals in the country.