New WHO Prevalence Estimates of Mental Disorders in Conflict Settings: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

• 2019

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• Fiona Charlson; Mark van Ommeren; Abraham Flaxman; Joseph Cornett; Harvey Whiteford; Shekhar Saxena
PMID: 31200992DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(19)30934-1

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This article describes updated estimates from the World Health Organization for the prevalence of mental disorders in conflict-affected settings and calculates the burden per 1000 population. The burden of mental disorders such as depression, anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia is high in conflict-affected populations. The article discusses the need to implement scalable mental health interventions to address this burden.

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Focus Areas: Everyday Emergency; Mental Health; Violence

Audiences: Behavioral Health Professionals; Nurses; Physicians

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Keywords: Anxiety Disorders; Mental Disorders; Bipolar Disorder; Depression; Prevalence; Schizophrenia; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; World Health Organization; Meta-Analysis; Warfare; Systematic Review

Institutions: The University of Queensland; World Health Organization (WHO); University of Washington; Harvard University; Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research

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