85 percent of Afghans have witnessed at least one traumatic event and 50 percent suffer from psychological distress. But only 10 percent have been able to receive sufficient mental health support
Suffering through more than three decades of war, most Afghans have experienced the destruction of their country’s economic, social and cultural infrastructures, forcing them to live through challenging conditions on a daily basis.
“However, the studies that have been conducted in both high-income and low-income countries reveal that war and political violence are associated with high rates of mental health disorders and are associated with risk of long-term mental health problems,” he wrote in a statement to TRT World.
The PTSD prevalence was similar to what was reported in countries exposed to war, like Lebanon. Remarkably, the study notes PTSD diagnosis were not as familiar to psychiatrists in Afghanistan – something the authors believe could be because traumas are so frequently experienced by the population, that possessing PTSD symptoms did not prompt mental health consultations.
HealthNet TPO has worked closely with the MoPH to integrate its training into the government education programme, and to build a National Strategy for Mental Health 2019-2023.While the Afghan government trained over 800 mental health counselors over the last decade, Grootendorst said there is still a need for additional psychiatric nurses, clinical psychologists and psychiatric social workers.
To overcome these hurdles, some mental health professionals have turned towards unconventional approaches to raise awareness. tackled trauma and depression in Afghan society through the story of a suicide blast survivor and victim of sexual assault, uniting characters and audience members on an emotional journey.
“Even when the threat is over, once they’ve resettled in a safe country, the body does not return to baseline and the traumatic stress response leads to physical and psychological issues for several generations.”
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