scholarly journals Psychosocial Rehabilitation Experiences of Women Victims of Armed Conflict in Colombia.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Camila Sarmiento-Marulanda ◽  
Amira Ayleen Aguilera-Char ◽  
Catalina Gonzalez-Gil ◽  
Wilson López-López
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Women Victims ◽  
Armed Conflict ◽  
Psychosocial Rehabilitation ◽  
Psychosocial Interventions ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Humanitarian Assistance ◽  
Traumatic Experiences ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
The Individual

Abstract Background: After nine years of the ground-breaking social policy Law 1448 of 2011 -Victims Law- and its extension until 2030, the Colombian State and other stakeholders have made several efforts towards granting the right of integral reparation for more than nine million victims that are recognized in the Colombian transitional context. Psychosocial rehabilitation is a reparation measure of the Victims Law’s whose objective is to re-establish the psychosocial, physical and mental health welfare in the individual, familiar and community levels. This study aims to understand the experiences of psychosocial rehabilitation of women victims of armed conflict in Montes de Maria and the underlying social intervention paradigms that guide the Law’s implementation. Methods: Based on a qualitative design with a phenomenological approach, narrative tools and thematic network analysis permitted to give voice to the women participants. Individual narrative interviews and a focus group were conducted with twelve and eight women victims, respectively. Results: Although the Victims Law is oriented by a sociopolitical intervention paradigm, the stories of the women’s victims of Montes de María mainly evidenced non-sociopolitical interventions with humanitarian assistance towards revictimization and State abandonment. As a coping mechanism towards the State negligence encountered, women strive to overcome psychosocial trauma by developing agency and community resources for the resignification of the traumatic experiences and peacebuilding. Conclusions: For the Victims Law to achieve its integrality aim, the psychosocial approach should be implemented through all its measures but remains absent. Women and their communities are urgently demanding mental health interventions with adequate psychosocial rehabilitation to overcome trauma. Therefore, it is an urgent matter for the different stakeholders to collaborate towards transformative and participatory psychosocial interventions based on the community’s necessities and resources and non-repetition guarantees to avoid revictimization, as conflict and an Unconstitutional state of affairs persists.

scholarly journals Psychosocial rehabilitation experiences of women victims of armed conflict in Montes de María, Colombia

2021 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Camila Sarmiento-Marulanda ◽  
Amira Ayleen Aguilera-Char ◽  
Catalina González-Gil ◽  
Wilson López-López
Keyword(s):  
Women Victims ◽  
Armed Conflict ◽  
Psychosocial Rehabilitation ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Humanitarian Assistance ◽  
Traumatic Experiences ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Right

Abstract Background After 9 years of the ground-breaking social policy Law 1448 of 2011 -Victims Law- and its extension until 2030, the Colombian State and other stakeholders have made several efforts towards granting the right of integral reparation for more than 9 million victims that are recognized in the Colombian transitional context. Psychosocial rehabilitation is a Victims Law’s reparation measure whose objective is to re-establish the psychosocial, physical and mental health welfare in the individual, familiar and community levels. This study aims to understand the experiences of psychosocial rehabilitation of women victims of armed conflict in Montes de Maria and the underlying social intervention paradigms that guide the Law’s implementation. Methods Based on a qualitative design with a phenomenological approach, narrative tools and thematic network analysis permitted to give voice to the women participants. Individual narrative interviews were conducted with 12 women victims and a focus group with eight of them was used as a triangulation strategy. Results Although the Victims Law is oriented by a sociopolitical intervention paradigm, the stories of the women’s victims of Montes de María mainly evidenced non-sociopolitical interventions with humanitarian assistance towards revictimization and State abandonment. As a coping mechanism towards the State negligence encountered, women strive to overcome psychosocial trauma by developing agency and community resources for the resignification of the traumatic experiences and peacebuilding. Conclusions For the Victims Law to achieve its integrality aim, the psychosocial approach should be implemented through all its measures but remains absent in Montes de Maria. The diversity of victim’s individual and collective initiatives that were found, can contribute towards transformative and participatory psychosocial intervention with community’s resources. Women victims can perform as advisors and collaborators in the implementation of individual and collective reparation, which remains as an opportunity for psychosocial rehabilitation and peacebuilding. Further monitoring and evaluation of the law with a territorial and differential perspective is required to respond to the victim’s needs.

scholarly journals Аnalysis of the stress factors affecting the physical and mental health of the civilians living in the area of the conflict in the south-east of Ukraine

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 252-266
Author(s):  
E.N. Ryadinskaya
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychological Factors ◽  
Armed Conflict ◽  
Stress Factors ◽  
Subjective Perception ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
The South ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Post Conflict ◽  
The Individual

The article is an empirical study of the stress factors that affect the physical and mental health of the civilians living in the area of the conflict in the South-East of Ukraine. The article presents the results of the research based on the socio-psychological questionnaire "Determination of subjective perception of the significance of stress factors for a person living in the area of the armed conflict" developed by the author. The questions of the questionnaire were grouped into six blocks of stress factors: threats to life, health, economic, socio-political; social, psychological factors. It has been revealed that during the armed conflict significant transformations took place in the mental state of the residents living in difficult conditions. Empirically it has been shown that in the areas of intensive shelling (AIS) the main factors affecting the mental and physical health of the civilians are threats to health, threats to life, and also socialfactors, whereas in the areas of low-intensity shelling (ALIS) social, socio-political and psychological factors are of prior significance. The conclusion is made that the civilians living in the area of the armed conflict experience significant changes in physical and mental health, which in the post-conflict period may affect the formation of the sense of life strategies, changes in the value-semantic structure of the individual, having subjected them to a serious transformation.

Psychosocial Needs of Torture Survivors

1991 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 481-490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derrick Silove ◽  
Ruth Tarn ◽  
Robin Bowles ◽  
Janice Reid
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Psychosocial Rehabilitation ◽  
Traumatic Experiences ◽  
Torture Survivors ◽  
Psychosocial Needs ◽  
Western Countries ◽  
The World ◽  
Widespread Interest

Growing recognition that the world faces a modern epidemic of torture has stimulated widespread interest amongst mental health professionals in strategies for the treatment of survivors. In this article we outline the distinctive experiences of torture survivors who present for treatment in western countries. These survivors are usually refugees who, in addition to torture, have suffered a sequence of traumatic experiences and face ongoing linguistic, occupational, financial, educational and cultural obstacles in their country of resettlement. Their multiple needs call into question whether “working through” their trauma stories in psychotherapy will on its own ensure successful psychosocial rehabilitation. Drawing on our experience at a recently established service [1], we propose a broader therapeutic aim.

Loneliness and aging in China–a public health problem in need of solutions

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (11) ◽  
pp. 1771-1772 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shulin Chen ◽  
Yeates Conwell ◽  
Helen Fung Kum Chiu
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Social Connectedness ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
Her Family ◽  
The Individual

Loneliness is a common, distressing feeling that results when one perceives his/her social relationships and supports as inadequate. Social connectedness refers to the relationships between the individual and his or her family, friends, community, and other supports. Neither loneliness nor social connectedness has received enough research attention, in particular with regard to older adults’ physical and mental health.

Barriers to Accessing Healthcare: Perspectives from Autistic Adults and Carers

2021 ◽  
pp. 104973232110503
Author(s):  
Shenae Calleja ◽  
Jonathan Kingsley ◽  
Fakir M Amirul Islam ◽  
Rachael McDonald
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Healthcare Access ◽  
Primary Caregivers ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Autistic Adults ◽  
Perceived Experiences

Autistic adults have higher health needs compared to most, yet they continue to experience barriers to accessing appropriate healthcare. Presently, no qualitative research exists exploring these barriers which impact overall physical and mental health. We conducted a qualitative analysis in Victoria (Australia) of the perceived experiences of healthcare access for autistic adults ( n = 9) and primary caregivers of autistic adults ( n = 7). Specifically, a three-staged phenomenological approach was applied involving: (i) a communicative checklist, (ii) a health status survey and (iii) face-to-face interviews. Elements such as support, responsibilities and protective factors exhibited by caregivers, may impact healthcare access for autistic adults. Results indicate the need for further research exploring interdependent factors that impact healthcare access by caregivers, so evidence-based interventions can be developed to support caregivers in the future.

scholarly journals Psychosocial rehabilitation and mental health (24th European Congress of Psychiatry materials review)

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 010106
Author(s):  
Iryna Frankova ◽  
Polina Krasnova
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Psychosocial Rehabilitation ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Psychosocial Interventions ◽  
East European ◽  
Global Challenge ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Heavy Burden ◽  
High Level

Mental illness - is a heavy burden of modern society and may be underestimated. There are several reasons: the high prevalence of this category of disorders, high level of stigmatization, treatment gap between those who are mentally ill and those will be treated. The economic crisis and the lack of resources, make psychosocial rehabilitation of mental disorders even more complicated. This review is based on materials of the 24th Congress of the European Psychiatric Association (April 2016, Madrid), the participants of the "Eastern European Academy of the World Psychiatric Association and "Servier" company specifically for psychiatric journals of WPA Zone 10 (East European Educational WPA-Servier Academy - «EEE WPA-Servier Academy». The review will present materials from several symposiums: "Psychosocial rehabilitation and mental health", "Overcoming the stigma of mental disorders: recent advances and initiatives," "Fight stigma: a global challenge", and state-of-the-art report, "Psychosocial interventions in schizophrenia».

scholarly journals The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of healthcare professionals

QJM ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 113 (9) ◽  
pp. 613-617 ◽  
Author(s):  
M D Braquehais ◽  
S Vargas-Cáceres ◽  
E Gómez-Durán ◽  
G Nieva ◽  
S Valero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Traumatic Experiences ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Material Resources ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact

Summary Introduction Healthcare professionals (HPs) have been confronted by unprecedented traumatic experiences during the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, especially in countries that had not experienced similar epidemic outbreaks in recent years. Aim To analyze the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of HPs. Method We comprehensively reviewed the studies published in MEDLINE (PubMed), Web of Science and Google Scholar between December 2019 and May 2020. Results Most studies report a high prevalence of anxiety and depressive symptoms among HPs that can be associated with: (i) COVID-19 exposure; (ii) epidemiological issues; (iii) material resources; (iv) human resources; and (v) personal factors. The role of certain variables, before, during and after the pandemic, remains unexplored. Longitudinal studies will help elucidate which factors are associated with a higher risk of developing long-lasting negative effects. Qualitative studies may contribute to understanding the influence of individual and social narratives in HPs’ distress. Conclusion A deeper analysis on the individual, institutional, political and socio-cultural factors, meanings and values influencing HPs distress and resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic is needed.

scholarly journals Physical Activity and Adolescent Health: What Should We Know?

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Luiz Antonio Del Ciampo ◽  
Regina Lopes Del Ciampo
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Adolescent Health ◽  
Physical Appearance ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Cultural Transformations ◽  
The Individual

Adolescence is characterized by a period of physical, emotional, social and cultural transformations, significant increase in size and changes in physical appearance. At this stage of life the individual is very susceptible to influences of the environment, nutrition, climate, interpersonal relationships and physical activity, among others. This article presents some of the main physical and emotional characteristics of adolescence and the importance of physical activity, highlighting the benefits for physical and mental health, and proposing actions to increase this practice among adolescents.

scholarly journals Culture Free CBT for Diverse Groups

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Phiri ◽  
Isabel Clarke ◽  
Lydia Baxter ◽  
Kathryn Elliot ◽  
Shanaya Rathod ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Complex Trauma ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Traumatic Experiences ◽  
Third Wave ◽  
Diverse Populations ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Case Examples

Traumatic experiences are known to have a significant impact upon one’s physical and mental health. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is understood to be a common mental health consequence of trauma. However, Complex Trauma and consequences of adverse childhood experiences appear more prevalent and a serious public health concern that hinders the individual’s daily existence, thus emphasising the need to implement a culturally free treatment intervention. In this chapter, we begin by introducing traumatic experiences in several contexts and explore the treatment for trauma. It will focus on a research study that employs Comprehend, Cope and Connect (CCC), a third wave CBT approach, to deliver a culturally free form of therapy that has been adapted for individuals from diverse populations. The CCC approach’s relevance to cultural adaptation is explained and discussed through the use of two case examples from the main study. The Culture Free study found that CCC was both feasible and acceptable in diverse populations, echoing existing research on cultural adaptations which found use of mindfulness to be accepted and appreciated as an effective intervention that can elicit concrete positive change across a broad range of mental health presentations, including trauma and trans-diagnostically. Further investigations utilising a robust methodology and powered sample are warranted in particular with diverse populations presenting with complex trauma.

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