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Table 2 Table adapted from Beran 2015 ā€“ Karger Chapter [87]

From: Non-communicable diseases in humanitarian settings: ten essential questions

Ā 

Risk factor

NCD

Mental Health

Prior to crisis

Crisis related

Risk factor

Person who smokes and is obese

Person with diabetes who smokes

Smoking and alcohol consumption

Smoking and alcohol consumption as a coping mechanism

NCD

Ā 

Person with diabetes and hypertension

People with diabetes are more prone to depression

Depression due to loss of family/livelihood in patients with hypertension

PTSD due to exposure to violence in a person with asthma

  1. Underlying issues: humanitarian context, etc.