Arch Iran Med. 28(2):134.
doi: 10.34172/aim.33531
Author’s Reply
Reply to Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: A Major Source of Concern Comment on "Epidemiology of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Iranian Population From 2019 to 2024: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis"
Asad Imani Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing, 1 
Shahram Molavynejad Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing, 2, 3, *
Mojgan Khademi Writing – original draft, 4
Mohammad Adineh Writing – original draft, 2
Elham Shafiei Writing – review & editing, 5
Mohsen Savaie Writing – review & editing, 6
Author information:
1Student Research Committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
2Nursing Care Research Center in Chronic Diseases, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
3Community-Oriented Nursing Midwifery Research Center, Nursing and Midwifery School, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran
4Social Determinants of Health Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran
5Psychosocial Injuries Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran
6Pain Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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Cite this article as: Imani A, Molavynejad S, Khademi M, Adineh M, Shafiei E, Savaie M. Reply to post-traumatic stress disorder: a major source of concern comment on "Epidemiology of post-traumatic stress disorder in iranian population from 2019 to 2024: a systematic review and meta-analysis". Arch Iran Med. 2025;28(2):134-134. doi: 10.34172/aim.33531
We appreciate Santos et al1 for their meticulous attention to our published article.2 Iran is a country that is exposed to natural disasters3 and has had an 8-year war with Iraq; so, paying attention to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is always one of the concerns of researchers in this country. In this regard, PTSD has always been emphasized by Iranian research institutes. Since systematic review and meta-analysis articles are the basis for conducting other studies, including descriptive, analytical and clinical trial studies, we expect that our published article will attract the attention of researchers in future studies.
In your letter to the editor, you mentioned several studies related to PTSD in Iran, all of which were conducted during 2024. You have shown the importance of the issue in Iranian research. We are pleased to published such studies that confirm the importance of our published article.
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