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War and the crisis of mental health in Afghanistan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Yousuf A. Rahimi
Affiliation:
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Reading, Berks, UK, email yousufrahimi@gmail.com
S. Azimi
Affiliation:
Ministry of Public Health, Kabul, Afghanistan

Abstract

Mental health and psychiatric services in Afghanistan have gone through various stages of development and crisis but the long-term impact of recent wars and conflict on the country's mental health services has not been evaluated. What is obvious is the shortage of trained mental health professionals in the country.

Type
Thematic papers
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists 2012 

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