A Call for Emergency Action: Telepsychiatry for Trauma Treatment Among Syrian Refugees

A Call for Emergency Action: Telepsychiatry for Trauma Treatment Among Syrian Refugees

The war in Syria has entered the seventh year, with no sign of resolution. It is often referred as "the greatest human tragedy" since World War 2. Because of limited health facilities, we propose telepsychiatric interventions for the provision of mental healthcare services in Syria and in...

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Veröffentlicht in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2017-08, Vol.9 (8), p.e1578-e1578
Hauptverfasser: Aadil, Muhammad, Cosme, Rosario M, Forcen, Fernando E, Khan, Ahmad R
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Sprache:eng
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Psychiatry
Public Health
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Zusammenfassung:The war in Syria has entered the seventh year, with no sign of resolution. It is often referred as "the greatest human tragedy" since World War 2. Because of limited health facilities, we propose telepsychiatric interventions for the provision of mental healthcare services in Syria and in refugee camps to treat post-trauma patients.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.1578