Department of Psychiatry, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 183 South Orange Avenue, Newark, NJ, 07103, USA.
Gerald and Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health, American University of Armenia, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia.
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2021 Mar;56(3):513-517. doi: 10.1007/s00127-020-01996-5. Epub 2021 Jan 3.
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.
亚美尼亚自 1988 年以来一直与其邻国阿塞拜疆处于冲突之中。塔武什省的平民经常受到与武装边境有关的停火违规行为的影响，最近的升级进一步威胁到民众的安全。在 COVID-19 大流行期间，人们普遍关注亚美尼亚边境村庄居民的心理健康问题。我们介绍了与背景相关的精神疾病因素、精神健康障碍的流行程度以及亚美尼亚精神卫生服务的状况。我们建议在当前 COVID-19 大流行期间，更多地关注居住在冲突地区的平民的心理健康状况。
