Effects of war

Mental health consequences of war: a brief review of research findings

Studies of the general population show a definite increase in the incidence and prevalence of mental disorders. Women are more affected than men.

What War Means for the Health of Populations | SPH

War is a central threat to health. It threatens health directly, killing and injuring soldiers and civilians, and it threatens health indirectly by ...

Effects of war - Wikipedia

Effects of war also include mass destruction of cities and have long lasting effects on a country's economy.

War: How Conflict Shaped Us - Institute for National Strategic Studies

War has always been a force for change between countries and within society. The relationship between society and war is cyclical as war ...

The Psychosocial Impacts of War and Armed Conflict on Children

The trauma of war, especially one of a protracted nature, deprives children of a much-needed time for cognitive-emotional processing and self-healing.

Psychological Impact of Victims of War and Conflict Amrita Rathi ...

threatening physical consequences of war, while post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety are some of the emotional effects. The terror ...

Impact of War on Children and Imperative to End War - PMC

War affects children in all the ways it affects adults, but also in different ways. First, children are dependent on the care, empathy, and attention of adults ...

Effects of war | War and Peace

Rather than dealing with the consequences resulting from a war and its end, this text will look into its direct effects on people, politics, the economy and ...

Armed Conflict - Amnesty International

No matter the cause of war or the forces involved, the results are often the same. Armed conflicts mean devastating loss of civilian life, massive displacement ...

The Civilian Consequences of Conflict - CFR Education

One in five people living in active or recent war zones has depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bipolar disorder, or ...

The long-term effects of war exposure on civic engagement - PNAS

I find that conflict-affected individuals tend to engage more in social organization and hold greater expressive values, at least 26 y after the individual's ...

Full article: The effects of wars: lessons from the war in Ukraine

This article proposes a heuristic framework to map the effects of war in terms of ripple and backwash across a range of interconnected layers of societies.

The Long-lasting Economic Shock of War

But the war also greatly compounds a number of preexisting adverse global economic trends, including rising inflation, extreme poverty, increasing food ...

Global trends of war and their humanitarian impacts - ICRC

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The Mental Health Effects of War: Backed by Science

The invasion in Ukraine is another on the already lengthy list of traumatic events that can negatively affect our mental health.

How does war damage the environment? - CEOBS

Environmental damage during conflicts · Land mines, cluster munitions and other explosive remnants of war can restrict access to agricultural ...

The Enduring Effects of War on Children's Mental Health

Individuals exposed to armed conflict are 3 times as likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety disorders, or major depression.

War Trauma | Charlie Health

Any traumatic experience that stems from military conflict is considered war trauma, and all war trauma can lead to mental health disorders like post-traumatic ...

5 Ways That Conflict Impacts Children's Mental Health

5 Ways Conflict Impacts Children's Mental Health. Prolonged exposure to war and uncertainty means that many children are in a state of 'toxic stress'. Children ...

The Impacts of War on Global Health - News-Medical

War inevitably reduces access to clean water, food, and sanitation. This further increases the risk of contracting communicable diseases. It ...