Abstract
The Long-Term Health Impact of Genocide Evidence from Research

Background: Millions are directly affected by mass violence and genocide.
Genocide and organised violence are believed to have a harmful health
impact on those who experience violence directly and indirectly. Further
research and substantial knowledge on the direct and on the long-term
health impact of genocide is of importance for Public Health
and epidemiology. The acquisition of data on genocide requires special
methods in order to evaluate immediate consequences and transgenerational
impacts on health.
Methods: A search of published papers for the keywords genocide, mass
violence, transgenerational effects was carried out in Pubmed, Science
citation index and Psychinfo. A systematic review was done
Results: The systematic review of published studies on the long-term health.