Mental health services in Gaza

Year 2024, Volume: 29 Issue: Special Issue on Gaza, 105 - 111, 28.12.2024

Büşra Arslan

https://doi.org/10.21673/anadoluklin.1568415

Abstract

Due to Israel’s decades-long occupation in Palestine, mental health problems have emerged in a large part of the population, especially those living in Gaza, alongside the loss of lives and injuries. While the ongoing war conditions have made it difficult even to meet basic human needs, the provision of mental health services has also been significantly restricted. The aim of this article is to review the data on the epidemiology of mental health among women, children, and adolescents in Gaza over the past 20 years, and to examine the state of mental health services in Gaza, with a particular focus on the periods before and after the events of October 7, 2023. The literature was searched using the keywords “Gaza mental health,” “Palestine mental health,” and “Gaza child psychiatry.

Keywords

Adolescent, Gaza, mental health, Palestine, war

Ethical Statement

Çalışma için etik kurul onayı gerekmemektedir

Gazze’de ruh sağlığı hizmetleri

Abstract

Filistin’de İsrail’in on yıllardır süren işgaline bağlı olarak, kaybedilen ve yaralananların yanı sıra özellikle Gazze’de yaşayan kişilerin büyük bir kısmında ruh sağlığı problemleri ortaya çıkmıştır. Süregiden savaş koşulları temel insani ihtiyaçların karşılanmasını dahi zor hale getirmişken, ruh sağlığı hizmetlerinin sunumu da önemli düzeyde kısıtlanmıştır. Bu makale son 20 yılda Gazze’deki kadınlar ile çocuk ve ergenlerin ruh sağlığı epidemiyolojisine ilişkin verilerin ve Gazze’deki ruh sağlığı hizmetlerinin durumunu özellikle 7 Ekim 2023 olayları öncesi ve sonrasında ayrı ayrı gözden geçirmeyi amaçlamıştır. ‘Gaza mental health’, ‘Palestine mental health’, ve ‘Gaza child psychiatry’ anahtar kelimeleri ile literatür taranmıştır.

Keywords

Adolesan, Filistin, Gazze, ruh sağlığı, savaş

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