Version 1
: Received: 15 November 2019 / Approved: 17 November 2019 / Online: 17 November 2019 (10:53:30 CET)
Version 2
: Received: 24 December 2023 / Approved: 26 December 2023 / Online: 26 December 2023 (05:30:17 CET)
How to cite:
Tahan, M.; Azari, F.; Saleem, T. The Implications of Sanctions on Civilian Mental Health and Quality of Life Iranian: An Overview. Preprints2019, 2019110201. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201911.0201.v2
Tahan, M.; Azari, F.; Saleem, T. The Implications of Sanctions on Civilian Mental Health and Quality of Life Iranian: An Overview. Preprints 2019, 2019110201. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201911.0201.v2
Tahan, M.; Azari, F.; Saleem, T. The Implications of Sanctions on Civilian Mental Health and Quality of Life Iranian: An Overview. Preprints2019, 2019110201. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201911.0201.v2
APA Style
Tahan, M., Azari, F., & Saleem, T. (2023). The Implications of Sanctions on Civilian Mental Health and Quality of Life Iranian: An Overview. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201911.0201.v2
Chicago/Turabian Style
Tahan, M., Farank Azari and Tamkeen Saleem. 2023 "The Implications of Sanctions on Civilian Mental Health and Quality of Life Iranian: An Overview" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201911.0201.v2
Abstract
background: The Islamic Republic of Iran has been under sanctions since 1979. These sanctions were further reinforced between the years 2005 and 2012. This study utilizes available data from Iran post-sanctions to review the impact of economic sanctions on both the mental health and the quality of life of Iranian citizens.Methods: A comprehensive scoping review was conducted to identify studies examining the impact of sanctions on health in Iran. Searches were initiated in 2012 using PubMed/Medline, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, and the Scientific Information Database (Iranian Database) with keywords such as sanctions, implications, mental health, quality of life, civilian mental health, and Iran. Subsequent to the screening process, secondary reports and letters to the editor were excluded. Only original studies—those collecting data via observation, interviews, surveys, experiments, or literature reviews—were retained for analysis. In addition to these search strategies, reference scanning was undertaken to identify additional articles pertinent to the scope of the current study. This thorough approach facilitated the discovery of relevant and significant articles exploring the effects of sanctions against Iran on the mental health and overall well-being of its civilian population. Following the search, duplicate articles were meticulously identified and removed by the authors. Data were subsequently extracted and summarized, focusing on study characteristics and the observed effects of sanctions on civilian mental health and quality of life in Iran.Result: Out of 165 items identified in the preliminary search, ten articles met the inclusion criteria. These selected articles highlighted the pronounced effects of sanctions on various health-related domains.Conclusion: Since 2012, Iran has been subject to intensified sanctions. There is evidence to suggest that the economic sanctions, imposed by Western nations, and have exerted a negative and detrimental impact on the health of individual Iranians.
Keywords
Iran sanctions; Post-sanctions data; Mental health in Iran; Sanctions implications; Economic sanctions effects; Western nations sanctions
Subject
Social Sciences, Psychology
Copyright:
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Received:
26 December 2023
Commenter:
mohammad tahan
Commenter's Conflict of Interests:
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Comment:
Authors' names should be added to the article and the final version file should be added. The article has been accepted, please put the final version on the site and delete the previous version
Commenter: mohammad tahan
Commenter's Conflict of Interests: Author
The article has been accepted, please put the final version on the site and delete the previous version