Harbingers of Hope: Scientists and the Pursuit of World Peace

Authors

  • Seithikurippu R. Pandi-Perumal Orcid
    Saveetha Medical College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, India; Division of Research and Development, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India
  • Willem A. C. M. van de Put Orcid
    Section of International Health Policy, Institute for Tropical Medicine Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium; Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs (IIHA), Fordham University, Bronx, NY, USA
  • Andreas Maercker Orcid
    Psychopathology and Clinical Intervention, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
  • Stevan E. Hobfoll Orcid
    STAR Consultants – STress, Anxiety and Resilience, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
  • Velayudhan Mohan Kumar Orcid
    Kerala Chapter, National Academy of Medical Sciences (India), New Delhi, India
  • Corrado Barbui Orcid
    WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Mental Health and Service Evaluation, Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, Section of Psychiatry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
  • Arehally Marappa Mahalaksmi Orcid
    Department of Pharmacology, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, India
  • Saravana Babu Chidambaram Orcid
    Department of Pharmacology, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, India
  • Per Olof Lundmark Orcid
    Department of Optometry, Radiography and Lightning Design, University of South-Eastern Norway, Kongsberg, Norway; National Centre for Optics, Vision and Eye Care, Kongsberg, Norway
  • Tual Sawn Khai Orcid
    School of Graduate Studies, Lingnan University, Hong Kong SAR, China
  • Lukoye Atwoli Orcid
    Medical College East Africa, Brain and Mind Institute, The Ag​a Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya
  • Vitalii Poberezhets Orcid
    Department of Propedeutics of Internal Medicine, National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya, Ukraine
  • Ramasamy Rajesh Kumar Orcid
    All India Institute of Training and Education (AIITE), New Delhi, India
  • Derebe Madoro Orcid
    Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dilla University, Dilla, Ethiopia
  • Hernán Andrés Marín Agudelo Orcid
    Behavioral Sleep Medicine Institute, Neumocenter, Research Department, Medellín, Colombia
  • Samuel Ratnajeevan Herbert Hoole Orcid
    Baldaeus Theological College, Adukubar, Konesapuri, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
  • Luísa Teixeira-Santos Orcid
    Center for Health Technology and Services Research, Porto, Portugal; Nursing School of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
  • Paulo Pereira Orcid
    Environmental Management Laboratory, Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius, Lithuania
  • Konda Mani Saravanan Orcid
    Department of Biotechnology, Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research, Chennai, India
  • Anton Vrdoljak Orcid
    Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy, University of Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Miguel Meira e Cruz Orcid
    Centro Cardiovascular da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon School of Medicine, Lisbon, Portugal
  • Chellamuthu Ramasubramanian Orcid
    Division of Community Psychiatry, M. S. Chellamuthu Trust and Research Foundation, Madurai, India
  • Alvin Kuowei Tay Orcid
    Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health, School of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
  • Janne Grønli Orcid
    Department of Biological and Medical Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
  • Marit Sijbrandij Orcid
    Department of Clinical, Neuro- and Developmental Psychology, WHO Collaborating Center for Research and Dissemination of Psychological Interventions, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • Sudhakar Sivasubramaniam Orcid
    Department of Biotechnology, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Meera Narasimhan Orcid
    Department of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Science, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
  • Eta Ngole Mbong Orcid
    MOMENTUM Integrated Health Resilience (MIHR), IMA World Health, Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Markus Jansson-Fröjmark Orcid
    Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; Stockholm Health Care Services, Region of Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
  • Bjørn Bjorvatn Orcid
    Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway; Norwegian Competence Center for Sleep Disorders, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
  • Joop T. V. M. de Jong Orcid
    Cultural Psychiatry and Global Mental Health, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
  • Mario H. Braakman Orcid
    Transcultural Forensic Psychiatry, Tilburg Law School, Department of Criminal Law, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands
  • Maurice Eisenbruch Orcid
    Department of Psychiatry, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
  • Darío Acuña-Castroviejo Orcid
    Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
  • Koos van der Velden Orcid
    Public Health, Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
  • Gregory M. Brown Orcid
    Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
  • Markku Partinen Orcid
    Sleep Medicine, Helsinki Sleep Clinic, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Clinicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
  • Alexander C. McFarlane Orcid
    Psychiatry, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
  • Michael Berk Orcid
    The Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation (IMPACT), School of Medicine, Deakin University, Barwon Health, Geelong, Australia

Abstract

The ongoing wars in many regions—such as the conflict between Israel and Hamas—as well as the effects of war on communities, social services, and mental health are covered in this special editorial. This article emphasizes the need for international efforts to promote peace, offer humanitarian aid, and address the mental health challenges faced by individuals and communities affected by war and violence.