The enduring mental health impact of mass violence: A community comparison study of Cambodian civilians living in Cambodia and Thailand.

The article discusses a study to examine chronological sequencing of traumatic exposure among Cambodian civilians exposed to sequential epochs of conflict, evaluate the mental health impact of Cambodian civil war 25 years later and compare the mental health status of a Cambodian civilian population exposed to mass violence with a non-traumatized Cambodian civilian population. It supports for the Cambodian Ministry of Health to invest in mental health services in primary health care in Cambodia.