Trauma in sub-Saharan Africa: review of cost, estimation methods, and interventions.
Int J Emerg Ment Health
; 16(2): 354-65, 2014.
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ABSTRACT
Trauma is a widely acknowledged problem facing individuals and communities in developing countries. In sub-Saharan Africa-a region that is home to some of the world's worst human rights violations, ethnic and civil conflicts, disease epidemics, and conditions of poverty-trauma is an all-too-common experience in citizens' daily lives. In order to address these conditions effectively, the impact of trauma must be understood. The authors reviewed recent literature on the cost and consequences of psychological trauma in sub-Saharan Africa to provide a substantive perspective on how trauma affects individuals, communities, and organizations and to inform the effort to determine a method for measuring the impact of trauma in sub-Saharan Africa and the efficacy of trauma interventions in the region. Several recommendations are offered to help broaden and deepen the current approaches to conceptualizing trauma, evaluating its cost, and intervening on behalf of those impacted by trauma in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Trastornos de Estrés Traumático
Tipo de estudio:
Health_economic_evaluation
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Emerg Ment Health
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA DE EMERGENCIA
/
PSICOLOGIA
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos