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Published in: BMC Public Health 1/2007

Open Access 01-12-2007 | Commentary

The mental health disaster in conflict settings: Can scientific research help?

Authors: Frank Neuner, Thomas Elbert

Published in: BMC Public Health | Issue 1/2007

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In the current issue of BMC Public Health, Asma Al-Jawadi and Shatha Abdul-Rhman have published a remarkable study [1]. They assessed 3079 children from families who attended primary health care institutions in Mosul, Iraq and found mental disorders in more than one third of the children. This is further proof that children in today's conflict regions are severely affected by war. …
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Metadata
Title
The mental health disaster in conflict settings: Can scientific research help?
Authors
Frank Neuner
Thomas Elbert
Publication date
01-12-2007
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Public Health / Issue 1/2007
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-7-275

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