Haiti emerging from the ruins

This edition pays tribute to Haitian Red Cross volunteers for their efforts to rescue and assist the victims of the earthquake. Also in this issue: restoring family links in the aftermath of natural disasters, tuberculosis in the prisons of Azerbaijan and Georgia, the Movement takes up the challenge of urban violence. (Publisher)

Explaining the impact of a women's group led community mobilisation intervention on maternal and newborn health outcomes: the Ekjut trial process evaluation

BackgroundFew large and rigorous evaluations of participatory interventions systematically describe their context and implementation, or attempt to explain the mechanisms behind their impact. This study reports process evaluation data from the Ekjut cluster-randomised controlled trial of a participatory learning and action cycle with women's groups to improve maternal and newborn health outcomes in Jharkhand and Orissa, eastern India (2005-2008).

Exploring the impact of displacement and encampment on domestic violence in Kakuma refugee camp

This paper explores how conditions of life in a refugee camp contribute to domestic violence. It draws on the 'nested ecological model' of domestic violence, which integrates individual and family factors, socio-economic context, and culture. Displacement depletes the resources available to refugees at each of these levels. Eighteen focus group discussions were held in Kakuma refugee camp (Kenya). Most displacement-related factors identified as contributing to domestic violence are consequences of the structural conditions of refugees' lives.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is an integrative psychotherapeutic approach that emphasizes the role of the brain's information processing system in ameliorating the somatic and psychological consequences of distressing events. Current emotional problems not caused by organic deficit or physical insults are conceptualized as the result of inappropriately processed memories of disturbing or traumatic experiences.

Families under fire : systemic therapy with military families

This title provides guidelines for systems-based practice for a broad spectrum of civilian mental health practitioners who provide professional services to military personnel, their spouses, and their family members. The editors provide a nuts and bolts approach to military families utilizing a systems-based practice that is effective with families in the military, regardless of branch of service or the practitioner's therapeutic preference.

Entführt und lebendig begraben: ein fallbericht aus der sicht eines betroffenen = Kidnapped and buried alive- a case report from the perspective of a victim.

Zusammenfassung:Larry Park kontaktierte Vincent J. Felitti im Rahmen der Adverse-Childhood Experiences-Studie. So entstand das persönliche Zeugnis eines Mannes, der als Kind ein überwältigendes Trauma erlitt: Vor über dreißig Jahren entführten drei junge Männer aus San Francisco einen Schulbus in der Nähe von Chowchilla und sperrten die Insassen, darunter den 6-jährigen Larry P., in eine tiefe Grube. Erschütternd sind das enorme Ausmaß von Larrys Wut und die terrorisierenden Stimmen, die ihn bis heute heimsuchen.

Examining the protective effects of mindfulness training on working memory capacity and affective experience

We investigated the impact of mindfulness training (MT) on working memory capacity (WMC) and affective experience. WMC is used in managing cognitive demands and regulating emotions. Yet, persistent and intensive demands, such as those experienced during high-stress intervals, may deplete WMC and lead to cognitive failures and emotional disturbances. We hypothesized that MT may mitigate these deleterious effects by bolstering WMC.

Dysfunctional beliefs in the understanding and treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder

Genezing dwangstoornis geen lineair proces Mensen met een obsessief compulsieve stoornis hebben last van dwanggedachten (obsessies) en dwanghandelingen (compulsies). Disfunctionele gedachten leiden bij deze mensen tot handelingen die niet in verhouding staan tot waar ze bang of angstig voor zijn. De stoornis kan met cognitieve psychotherapie behandeld worden. Wel blijft maar liefst 50% van de behandelde mensen daarna nog symptomen van de ziekte vertonen. Onderzoekster Annemiek Polman ging daarom na wat de aard is van het proces van gedragsverandering tijdens de behandeling.

Douleur chronique et traumatisme psychique: données épidémiologiques discussion clinique et psychopatologique = Chronic pain and psychic traumatism, epidemiology, clinical discussion and psychopathology

Si les cooccurrences entre l'état de stress post-traumatique (ESPT) et d'autres troubles psychiatriques sont bien connues, celles entre ESPT et douleurs physiques sont moins établies. Plusieurs études épidémiologiques mettent en évidence la fréquence de symptômes douloureux chez les patients traumatisés d'une part, et la forte prévalence de l'ESPT chez des sujets souffrant de douleurs chroniques d'autre part. Nous évoquerons les liens de causalité décrits dans la littérature entre douleur et traumatisme psychique.

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