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    Afghanistan's Lone Psychiatric Hospital Reveals Mental Health Crisis Fueled By War

    The Red Crescent Secure Psychiatric Institution is the only high-security psychiatric facility in Afghanistan. Many of the hospital's almost 300 patients are chained and sedated.
    by Samantha Raphelson Feb 14, 2018 2 minutes
    An Afghan patient sits in a yard at the only mental health rehabilitation center in the city of Herat in April 2014.

    Nearly 40 years of violent conflict is driving a growing mental health crisis in Afghanistan.

    While accurate data on mental health issues are not available in Afghanistan, the World Health Organization more than a million Afghans suffer from depressive disorders and over 1.2 million suffer from anxiety disorders. The WHO says the actual numbers are likely much higher. The mental health toll signifies a

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