2011 Prevalence of War-Related Mental Health Conditions and Association With Displacement Status in Postwar Jaffna District, Sri Lanka Farah Husain, DMD, MPH; Mark Anderson, MD, MPH; Barbara Lopes Cardozo, MD, MPH; et al Kristin Becknell, MPH; Curtis Blanton, MS; Diane Araki, MPH; Eeshara ...
The subject of post-conflict mental health lacks studies that are nationally representative or large enough to allow robust examination of levels of distress according to residency in geographical zones of conflict and ethnic minority status. We undertook a nationwide study in Sri Lanka to address ...
Each section begins, where applicable, with a recounting of an example from Hurricane Katrina, followed by an example from the Tsunami in Sri Lanka, so students will see the similarities and differences between domestic and international disaster mental health work.Rules for the successful disaster m...
Meta Platforms must face a lawsuit by Massachusetts alleging the social media company purposely deployed features on its Instagram platform to addict young users and deceived the public about the dangers it posed to the mental health of teenagers...
Art therapy is becoming a more acceptable way of helping people. As we mentioned, it can help withmental healthand art helps the brain, but it can also help with the physical and emotional well-being of a person. Art can help people: ...
“He’s not going to be defeated by a bunch of mental health workers saying he’s crazy,” says Frances. “The way to defeat him is political.” Unlike all the emphatic people who were “grieving openly about the terrible loss of life and threat of racism” after C...
The Mental Health Policy of Sri Lanka: 2005-2015. https://country-matrix-repository.box.net/shared/doe5r3kzhl/1/42637845/434491683. Accessed June 18, 2011 31. Inter-Agency Standing Committee. IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psycho-social Support in Emergencies. February2007. http://www...