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Mental Illness Affects A Fifth of People Living In War Zones

Reuters

   LONDON - One in five people in war zones has depression, anxiety,
   post-traumatic stress, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, the World
   Health Organization said on Tuesday, with many suffering severe forms
   of these mental illnesses.

   The findings highlight the long-term impact of war-induced crises in
   countries such as Afghanistan, Iraq, South Sudan, Syria and Yemen, the
   UN's health agency said, and the numbers are significantly higher than
   in peacetime populations, where around one in 14 people has a mental
   illness.

   "Given the large numbers of people in need and the humanitarian
   imperative to reduce suffering, there is an urgent need to implement
   scalable mental health interventions to address this burden," the
   research team said.
   

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