The Ripple Effect: The Mental Health Crisis in South Asia Amidst the US-Iran Conflict
• US–Iran conflict drives indirect mental health crisis in South Asia • Fuel shocks and inflation heighten stress, anxiety, and depression • Weak mental health systems worsen crisis response capacity • Cultural ties amplify vicarious trauma and identity distress • Youth face disrupted futures and rising psychological burden
Authors
- Rameez Ali Mahesar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0921-0701)
- Miyuru Chandradasa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1873-8228)
- Fahimeh Saeed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0214-3887)
- Sardar khan Nazari
- Shiekh shoib
- Ilham Zaidi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3456-1987)
- Anoop Krishna Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8685-364X)
- Layani C. Rathnayake
Institutions
- University of Delhi (IN)
- University of Kelaniya (LK)
- Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital (NP)
- Kabul University (AF)
- Bir Hospital (NP)
- Lanka Hospitals (LK)
- Shri Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital (IN)
- Habib University (PK)
- University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Geopsychiatry
- Published
- 2026-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geopsy.2026.100092
- Primary Topic
- Health and Conflict Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00