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The Psychiatric Effects of War Stress on Afghanistan Society

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International Handbook of Traumatic Stress Syndromes

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Wars have been the scourge of humanity throughout history. The impulse to war seems deeply rooted in human nature. Nations war for a variety of reasons, including power, honor, aggression, supremacy, envy, defense, protection, and survival (Zargar, 1989).

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Wardak, A.W.H. (1993). The Psychiatric Effects of War Stress on Afghanistan Society. In: Wilson, J.P., Raphael, B. (eds) International Handbook of Traumatic Stress Syndromes. The Plenum Series on Stress and Coping. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2820-3_29

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