en روانپزشكي Psychiatry مقاله مروری Review paper <span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="background:red"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;">Abstract</span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="background:red"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;">Background</span></span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"></span></span></b></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%">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.</span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%">Objective</span></span></b></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%">This narrative review examines developmental, psychological, family, service, and protection pathways linking recurrent conflict to child and adolescent mental health, with attention to Iran&rsquo;s 2026 context.</span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="background:red"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;">Methods</span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="background:red"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;">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.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="background:red"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;">Results</span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="background:red"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;">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.</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%">Conclusions</span></span></b></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%">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.</span></span><b><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></span></span></b></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"></span></span></span></span></span> child mental health, armed conflict, Iran, psychosocial support, war 0 0 http://jpcp.uswr.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1170-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Maedeh Parvizi parvizimaedeh@gmail.com Yes Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Mental Health Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Elham Shirazi shirazi_elham@yahoo.com No Associate Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Mental Health Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.