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ArticleSocial psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2021

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

Christopher Markosian, Vahe Khachadourian, Cheryl A Kennedy

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Article in Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 authors.

Christopher MarkosianDepartment of Psychiatry, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 183 South Orange Avenue, Newark, NJ, 07103, USA. christopher.markosian@rutgers.edu.
Vahe KhachadourianGerald and Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health, American University of Armenia, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia.
Cheryl A KennedyDepartment of Psychiatry, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 183 South Orange Avenue, Newark, NJ, 07103, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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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COVID-19PandemicsArmeniaHumansMental HealthSARS-CoV-2ArmeniaCoronavirusPost-traumatic stress disorderPsychiatric health

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PMID33388798
PMCPMC7778713

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