Mental health status of Afghan immigrants in Iran during the COVID-19 pandemic: An exacerbation of a long-standing concern

Asian J Psychiatr. 2021 Jan:55:102489. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102489. Epub 2020 Dec 1.

Authors

Rahim Badrfam¹, Atefeh Zandifar²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychiatry, Roozbeh Hospital, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: rbadrfam@gmail.com.
² Cardiovascular Research Center, Shahid Rajaei Educational & Medical Center, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran; Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran. Electronic address: zandifaratefe@gmail.com.

PMID: 33291050
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102489

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Afghanistan / ethnology
COVID-19* / epidemiology
Emigrants and Immigrants / statistics & numerical data*
Health Policy
Humans
Iran / ethnology
Mental Disorders / diagnosis
Mental Disorders / ethnology*
Mental Disorders / therapy
Poverty / ethnology*
Primary Health Care