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Psychosocial research with children in Iraq: current health practice and policy in a context of armed conflict

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Abdul Kareem Al Obaidi ,
Tim Corcoran  and
Leslie Scarth
Abdul Kareem Al Obaidi
Affiliation:
Institute of International Education, New York, USA, email kareemobaidi@gmail.com
Tim Corcoran
Affiliation:
Victoria Institute, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia
Leslie Scarth
Affiliation:
Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Edinburgh, UK
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There is a need to show how psychosocial issues affect children in conflict areas like Iraq. Raising knowledge and awareness of children's mental health status in Iraq has been difficult and the knowledge base has been limited by the shortage of resources, international sanctions and the isolation of Iraqi scholars. Many obstacles to research in Iraq exist but an agenda should be developed emphasising the need for high-quality contextualised psychosocial research. Health researchers in the country need to clarify basic population parameters and to provide culturally appropriate, evidence-based interventions for practitioners.

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International Psychiatry , Volume 10 , Issue 3 , August 2013 , pp. 72 - 74
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