BAGHDAD (Reuters) - More than two years of war, occupation and insurgency have turned Iraq into possibly the most psychologically damaged nation in the world, one of the country's top psychiatrists said on Thursday.
Dr Harith Hassan, the former head of Baghdad's Psychological Research Center, estimated that more than 70 percent of the private clients he sees each week are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a severe anxiety condition.
"Iraq is one of the most stressed, oppressed countries in the world -- you can see the suffering every day, every hour, even every minute," Hassan told Reuters in an interview.
"Psychologically, it may be the worst affected country in the world. It's something experts are worried about and that we need to look into ... The long-term implications are profound.
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