Mental health disorders in child and adolescent survivors of post-war landmine explosions

Mohammad Ali Hemmati; Hamid Shokoohi; Mehdi Masoumi; Shahriar Khateri; Mohammadreza Soroush; Ehsan Modirian; Mahtab Poor Zamany Nejat Kermany; Maryam Hosseini; Batool Mousavi

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Mental health disorders in child and adolescent survivors of post-war landmine explosions

RESEARCH | Updated：2026-03-12

- Mental health disorders in child and adolescent survivors of post-war landmine explosions
- Military Medical Research Vol. 2, Issue 4, Pages: 201-206(2015)
- Affiliations：
  
  1.Janbazan Medical and Engineering Research Center (JMERC), Tehran, Iran
  2.Department of Emergency Medicine, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
  3.NO.25, Farrokh St., Moghaddas Ardebily Ave., Chamran Highway, Tehran, Iran
  4.Emergency Department, Medical Faculty, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran
  5.Anesthesiology and Critical Care Labbafinejad Hospital, Medical University of Shahid Beheshti, Tehran, Iran
  6.Community and Preventive Medicine, Janbazan Medical and Engineering Research Center (JMERC), Tehran, Iran
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  *: soroush46@gmail.com
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- Published：2015-12
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Mohammad Ali Hemmati, Hamid Shokoohi, Mehdi Masoumi, et al. Mental health disorders in child and adolescent survivors of post-war landmine explosions[J]. Military Medical Research, 2015, 2(4): 201-206.
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Mohammad Ali Hemmati, Hamid Shokoohi, Mehdi Masoumi, et al. Mental health disorders in child and adolescent survivors of post-war landmine explosions[J]. Military Medical Research, 2015, 2(4): 201-206. DOI：

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Abstract

Background:

To describe the mental health status of 78 child and adolescent survivors of post-war landmine explosions.

Methods:

Child and adolescent survivors of landmine explosions who were younger than 18 years old at the time of the study were identified and enrolled in this study. The mental health status of the participants was assessed by general health assessment and psychiatric examinations. Psychiatric assessment and diagnosis were undertaken using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for mental disorders (DSM-IV) criteria. A psychiatrist visited and interviewed each survivor and identified psychiatric disorders.

Results:

Seventy-eight child and adolescent survivors with a mean age of 16.11±2 years old were identified and agreed to participate in the study. The mean age of the victims at the time of injury was 8.2±3.12 years old (range 2–15). Thirty-seven (47.4%) of the adolescent survivors suffered from at least one psychiatric disorder. Twenty-nine survivors (37.1%) were newly diagnosed and needed to start medication and psychiatric treatment. The most common findings were anxiety disorders (34.6%)

including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in 20(25.6%)

and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in 7(9%) subjects. Mild-Moderate depression was found in 5(6.4%) subjects. No personality disorders were observed

and two patients suffered from mental retardation. The study results revealed a significant association between age of casualty

duration of injury and limb amputation

and types of psychological disorders.

Conclusion:

Child and adolescent survivors of landmine explosions had a high prevalence of psychiatric disorders.

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