Afghanistan Mental Health Issues

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Afghanistan’s Silent Mental Health Crisis Human Rights …

(6 days ago) WEBDespite this, the government only spends about US$0.26 per capita on mental health, out of $7spent annually per capita on health services in general. The World Health Organization says an

https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/10/07/afghanistans-silent-mental-health-crisis

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Afghan women in mental health crisis over bleak future

(6 days ago) WEBAfghan women in mental health crisis over bleak future. 5 June 2023. AFP. By Yogita Limaye. Afghanistan correspondent. "I just want someone to hear my voice. I'm in pain, and I'm not the only one

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65765399

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Supporting Mental Health in Afghanistan - ReliefWeb

(7 days ago) WEBDevastated by decades of war, political violence, instability and poverty mental health problems affect every household. With the ongoing crisis in …

https://reliefweb.int/report/afghanistan/supporting-mental-health-afghanistan

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Overview and understanding of mental health and …

(9 days ago) WEBDespite this, the mental health services across Afghanistan are insubstantial, and there is little funding for, or understanding of, mental health within the …

https://academic.oup.com/inthealth/article/15/5/601/7230594

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Afghan women in mental health crisis over bleak future …

(4 days ago) WEBAfghanistan faces a worsening mental health crisis amid a clampdown on women's freedoms and rights. <style>.hide-when-no-script { visibility: hidden; }</style> British Broadcasting Corporation

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-65765399

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The children of Afghanistan need urgent mental health …

(3 days ago) WEBConflict and war are a part of daily life for Afghan children.1 A 2018 cross-sectional survey of children in Afghanistan revealed that 71% of children had …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(22)00155-6/fulltext

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Afghan mental health and psychosocial well-being: …

(3 days ago) WEBMental health problems and psychological distress show higher risks for women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and youth. the secondary mental health system in Afghanistan was limited to …

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-open/article/afghan-mental-health-and-psychosocial-wellbeing-thematic-review-of-four-decades-of-research-and-interventions/EF8325AD5ADBE20F91C84811B43EE260

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Treating Afghanistan’s Invisible Mental Health Crisis

(3 days ago) WEBThe mental health crisis in Afghanistan remains an urgent and overlooked crisis. In a country where mental health services are limited and stigmatized, a hotline …

https://reliefweb.int/report/afghanistan/treating-afghanistans-invisible-mental-health-crisis

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Mental health UNICEF Afghanistan

(5 days ago) WEBNo other centre offers specialized mental health and psychosocial support for children and young people. UNICEF continues to support this centre with funding …

https://www.unicef.org/afghanistan/topics/mental-health

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Mental Health Atlas 2020 Country Profile: Afghanistan

(4 days ago) WEBMental Health Atlas 2020 Country Profile: Afghanistan. 15 April 2022. Technical document. Download (591.6 kB)

https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/mental-health-atlas-afg-2020-country-profile

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A national survey on depressive and anxiety disorders in …

(5 days ago) WEBBackground This survey attempts to measure at a national level, exposures to major traumas and the prevalence of common mental health disorders in a low …

https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-021-03273-4

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Prevalence of Poor Mental Health Among Adolescents in Kabul

(3 days ago) WEBAdolescents in Afghanistan, especially girls, are experiencing significant mental health problems. However, Afghanistan’s health system is struggling, and …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9226996/

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In Afghanistan, Taliban curbs linked to female mental health crisis

(6 days ago) WEBBy Rick Noack. July 7, 2023 at 2:00 a.m. EDT. Women rest in an inpatient ward of the main hospital in Herat, Afghanistan. (Elise Blanchard for The Washington Post) KABUL — …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/07/07/afghanistan-women-girls-mental-health/

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The mental health crisis among Afghan women and girls

(6 days ago) WEBThis report is based on research conducted in Spring 2023 by BISHNAW-WAWRA (‘listen’ in Dari – Pashto), a digital platform that captures the voices of Afghan …

https://odi.org/en/publications/the-mental-health-crisis-among-afghan-women-and-girls/

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Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis and its impacts on the mental …

(8 days ago) WEBIn Afghanistan, mental health units are active in six hospitals in order to provide psychosocial support to HCWs and COVID-19 patients (World Health …

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/global-mental-health/article/afghanistans-humanitarian-crisis-and-its-impacts-on-the-mental-health-of-healthcare-workers-during-covid19/E047F71A34750C5040FBB697DCD8669E

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Sudden collapse of Afghanistan brings veterans' mental health to …

(2 days ago) WEBVeterans wanted out of Afghanistan, but sudden collapse brings mental health to light. As chaos erupted in Kabul , the Afghan president fled the country and the …

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/08/17/collapse-afghanistan-brings-veterans-mental-health-light/8153828002/

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Afghanistan crisis - World Health Organization (WHO)

(1 days ago) WEBWHO-led Health Cluster appeals for $7.9 million to provide health services to 114,000 people most affected by earthquakes in western Afghanistan - 19 October …

https://www.who.int/emergencies/situations/afghanistan-crisis

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Mental health implications on Afghan children: an impending …

(3 days ago) WEBRecommendations. To improve the mental health of children in Afghanistan during this humanitarian crisis, non-medical professionals should be …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9806975/

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The impact of the conflict in Afghanistan on civilian mental health

(1 days ago) WEBAfghanistan continually ranks among the most dangerous places in the world to be a civilian, with casualties caused by explosive violence rising from 4,268 in 2018 to …

https://reliefweb.int/report/afghanistan/impact-conflict-afghanistan-civilian-mental-health

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Access to Care for Mental Health Problems in Afghanistan: A …

(3 days ago) WEBBackground: This paper describes the access to care for mental health problems in Afghanistan, according to the nature of the mental health problems and …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9808366/

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Combat Duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, Mental Health Problems, …

(Just Now) WEBThe current combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have involved U.S. military personnel in major ground combat and hazardous security duty. Studies are …

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa040603

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Addressing mental health in Afghanistan - The Lancet

(3 days ago) WEBBuilding a mental health-care system while addressing psychosocial problems calls for an unorthodox approach in Afghanistan. The country has huge potential since health staff …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(02)11816-2/fulltext

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Mental health impacts of earthquake on Afghans amidst …

(3 days ago) WEBAlthough literature exists on the state of mental health in Afghanistan before the COVID-19 pandemic, it is very sparse after the pandemic, especially within …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9460552/

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Figures at a glance UNHCR US

(2 days ago) WEBHow many refugees are there around the world? At least 108.4 million people around the world have been forced to flee their homes. Among them are nearly 35.3 million …

https://www.unhcr.org/us/about-unhcr/who-we-are/figures-glance

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