Ventevogel, P., Sleit, R., Haile, E., Harrison, S., Hijazi, Z., Koyiet, P. N., Whitney, C. M., & Hanna, F. (2026). Mental health needs and personality disorders in humanitarian settings. The Lancet Psychiatry, 13(4), 287–288. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2215-0366(26)00050-7
Abstract:
Humanitarian mental health and psychosocial support aims to reduce distress and psychological suffering through restoring safety, functioning, dignity, and coping across populations in crisis. Anwar and Talha suggest that humanitarian mental health and psychosocial support programmes must better identify and manage people with personality disorders. The authors agree that people with personality disorders experience substantial distress during emergencies and deserve optimal care, and propose alternative approaches to address the needs of people with complex mental health conditions, including personality disturbances, in humanitarian contexts.