摘要：The struggle of one of the low and middle resource countries as Georgia to address the mental health sequel of the COVID-19 pandemic is presented. The aim of the symposium is to highlight how the Georgian trauma community is dealing with these challenges at population, policy, and service levels. The three studies to be presented at this symposium: i. Prevalences of clinical and subclinical conditions of stress-related disorders as PTSD and Adjustment Disorder (AjD). ii. Prevalences of such conditions in one of the vulnerable groups – internally displaced persons (IDPs), namely among their youth; iii. Study on effectiveness of mental health and psychosocial services delivered during pre and peri-pandemic times and challenges of service modification to the remote mode. The presenters will discuss the policy implications, based on gathered evidence, lessons learnt, and strategies to address challenges in the limited resource country.
