ReviewIranian journal of psychiatry and behavioral sciences2014
Sulfur Mustard Effects on Mental Health and Quality-of-Life: A Review.
Review in Iranian journal of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- Predicting the severity of eye damage induced in rabbits after sulfur mustard vapor exposure.Toxicology reports · 2025Article
- Effect of Post-Hospital Discharge Follow-up on Health Status in Patients with Burn Injuries: A Randomized Clinical Trial.International journal of community based nursing and midwifery · 2018Article
- Delayed Complications and Long-term Management of Sulfur Mustard Poisoning: Recent Advances by Iranian Researchers (Part I of II).Iranian journal of medical sciences · 2018Review
- Paraclinical findings in Iranian veterans exposed to sulfur mustard gas: A literature review.Chinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi · 2017Review
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- Cancer Events After Acute or Chronic Exposure to Sulfur Mustard: A Review of the Literature.International journal of preventive medicine · 2016Review
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Authors and funding
6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
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Abstract
objectiveMental disorders are more common among the chemically injured veterans rather the than the normal population. The main aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of mustard gas (MG) on mental health and quality-of-life (QOL) in the people exposed to it based on reviewing valid published articles.
methodsWe searched English databases including Medline, ISI and Scopus as well as Farsi databases including Iranmedex and Irandoc and reviewed them. The used keywords were in two English and Farsi languages. Forty related full texts out of more than 300 articles were assessed and for their qualification, only the publications in accredited journals were considered sufficient.
resultsThe average mental health score of victims using the general health questionnaire (GHQ) was 48.92. The frequency of anxiety was (18-65%), insomnia (13.63%), social performance disturbances (10.73%), severe depression (6-46%), low concentration (54%), emotional problems (98%), behavioral abnormalities (80%), thought processing disturbances (14%), memory impairment (80%), personality disorders (31%), seizures (6%), psychosis (3%). Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is one of the most common and important disorders with lifetime PTSD (8-59%), current PTSD (2-33%) and the QOL in chemical warfare victims decreased.
conclusionExposure to chemical weapons may lead to physical, mental, social, and economic damages and consequently decrease the victims' (QOL. Therefore, they should be taken into more care.
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