A review of 16 studies on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among civilians in Kashmir, published in Frontiers in Psychiatry on September 15, 2026, underlines the scale of the mental health problem. The reported prevalence of PTSD among adults ranged from 15.9% to 24.5%. In selected groups, including college students, screening-based estimates were considerably higher, with up to 49.8% meeting the threshold for probable PTSD. One study involving children reported a prevalence of 40%.

These figures must be interpreted carefully. The studies used different methods and........

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