Zhang Stephen X, Li Lambert Zixin
University of Adelaide, 9-30 Nexus10 Tower, 10 Pulteney St, Adelaide, SA, 5000, Australia.
Baylor University, 1621 S 3rd St, Waco, TX, 76706, USA.
Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2025 Feb;27(2):140-146. doi: 10.1007/s11920-024-01583-4. Epub 2024 Dec 30.
This review critically evaluates literature on war-induced anxiety, highlighting findings from 2021 to 2024, especially during the Russia-Ukraine war.
Measures and prevalence estimates of anxiety and fear are updated. Populations affected by armed conflicts include residents of conflict zones and neighboring countries, internally displaced persons, refugees, combatants, and healthcare and humanitarian aid workers. Socioeconomic factors predict anxiety incidence and individuals differ in coping strategies. Anxiety could have long-term adverse effects over the life-course and across generations. Community and online interventions may reduce anxiety. The review underscores research directions in war-related anxiety's definition and assessment, risk and protective factors, health and societal consequences, and prevention and treatment approaches. The review provides an update for mental health researchers and practitioners working with the victims of war and other crises, often compounded by additional layers of stress of social inequalities, political divisions, and ethnic and racial tensions.
本综述批判性地评估了关于战争引发焦虑的文献，重点介绍了2021年至2024年的研究结果，尤其是俄乌战争期间的研究结果。
更新了焦虑和恐惧的测量方法及患病率估计。受武装冲突影响的人群包括冲突地区居民及邻国居民、境内流离失所者、难民、战斗人员以及医疗保健和人道主义援助工作者。社会经济因素可预测焦虑发生率，且个体在应对策略上存在差异。焦虑可能会对整个生命历程及多代人产生长期不利影响。社区干预和在线干预可能会减轻焦虑。该综述强调了战争相关焦虑的定义与评估、风险和保护因素、健康和社会后果以及预防和治疗方法等方面的研究方向。本综述为致力于研究战争及其他危机受害者心理健康的研究人员和从业者提供了最新信息，这些危机往往因社会不平等、政治分歧以及种族和民族紧张关系等额外压力而更加复杂。
