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1- Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Mental Health Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. , parvizimaedeh@gmail.com
2- Associate Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Mental Health Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
2- Associate Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Mental Health Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Abstract
Background
Recurrent armed conflict may affect children and adolescents through violence exposure, bereavement, displacement, caregiver disruption, and interruption of protective systems. Evidence on child mental health in Iran remains limited.
Objective
This narrative review examines developmental, psychological, family, service, and protection pathways linking recurrent conflict to child and adolescent mental health, with attention to Iran’s 2026 context.
Methods
A focused narrative evidence synthesis was conducted using scientific databases and institutional sources. Evidence was classified as Iran-specific evidence, evidence from other conflict settings, or humanitarian/professional guidance.
Results
International evidence links conflict exposure with posttraumatic stress symptoms, anxiety, depression, sleep disturbance, grief, and functional impairment. Iran-specific evidence mainly describes conflict indicators, service responses, and emerging mental-health structures rather than representative outcomes or evaluated interventions.
Conclusions
Child mental-health responses during recurrent conflict should integrate safety, education, caregiver support, psychosocial services, and specialist care when required. Future research should prioritize longitudinal Iranian data and culturally appropriate stepped-care models.
Background
Recurrent armed conflict may affect children and adolescents through violence exposure, bereavement, displacement, caregiver disruption, and interruption of protective systems. Evidence on child mental health in Iran remains limited.
Objective
This narrative review examines developmental, psychological, family, service, and protection pathways linking recurrent conflict to child and adolescent mental health, with attention to Iran’s 2026 context.
Methods
A focused narrative evidence synthesis was conducted using scientific databases and institutional sources. Evidence was classified as Iran-specific evidence, evidence from other conflict settings, or humanitarian/professional guidance.
Results
International evidence links conflict exposure with posttraumatic stress symptoms, anxiety, depression, sleep disturbance, grief, and functional impairment. Iran-specific evidence mainly describes conflict indicators, service responses, and emerging mental-health structures rather than representative outcomes or evaluated interventions.
Conclusions
Child mental-health responses during recurrent conflict should integrate safety, education, caregiver support, psychosocial services, and specialist care when required. Future research should prioritize longitudinal Iranian data and culturally appropriate stepped-care models.
Type of Study: Review paper |
Subject:
Psychiatry
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