TY - JOUR
T1 - Frozen conflict in the midst of a global pandemic
T2 - potential impact on mental health in Armenian border communities
AU - Markosian, Christopher
AU - Khachadourian, Vahe
AU - Kennedy, Cheryl A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2021/3
Y1 - 2021/3
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Armenia
KW - Coronavirus
KW - Post-traumatic stress disorder
KW - Psychiatric health
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85098648851
U2 - 10.1007/s00127-020-01996-5
DO - 10.1007/s00127-020-01996-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 33388798
AN - SCOPUS:85098648851
SN - 0933-7954
VL - 56
SP - 513
EP - 517
JO - Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
JF - Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
IS - 3
ER -