| Something to ponder as we watch Pakistan proceed down its own path to self-immolation. |
[Naharnet] After nine friends and relatives were killed in a U.S. drone strike four years ago, Mohammed Fahim took tranquilizers to blot out the nightmares.
The 19 year-old is one of a growing number of Paks living in the tribal areas on the Afghan border who has suffered from conditions related to depression, anxiety and mental health problems because of war.
U.S. drone strikes, fighting between Pak Taliban and the army, mass displacement, chronic unemployment and disillusionment are all causing mental suffering on an unprecedented scale in northwest Pakistain, say psychiatrists. |