Frozen conflict in the midst of a global pandemic: potential impact on mental health in Armenian border communities

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...

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Autores principales: Markosian, Christopher, Khachadourian, Vahe, Kennedy, Cheryl A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2021
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Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7778713/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33388798
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00127-020-01996-5
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description 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.
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spelling pubmed-77787132021-01-04 Frozen conflict in the midst of a global pandemic: potential impact on mental health in Armenian border communities Markosian, Christopher Khachadourian, Vahe Kennedy, Cheryl A. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol Brief Report 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. Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2021-01-03 2021 /pmc/articles/PMC7778713/ /pubmed/33388798 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00127-020-01996-5 Text en © Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2021 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.
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