Mental Health of Refugee and Conflict-Affected Populations: Theory, Research and Clinical Practice

Front Matter ....Pages i-xx
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
 Mental Health Among Adult Survivors of War in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Epidemiology and Treatment Outcome  (Nexhmedin Morina)....Pages 3-14
 Mental Health, Pre-migratory Trauma and Post-migratory Stressors Among Adult Refugees  (Jessica Carlsson, Charlotte Sonne)....Pages 15-35
 Child Mental Health in the Context of War: An Overview of Risk Factors and Interventions for Refugee and War-Affected Youth  (Elizabeth A. Newnham, Shraddha Kashyap, Jessica Tearne, Mina Fazel)....Pages 37-63
Front Matter ....Pages 65-65
 Variations of Military Violence: Structures, Interests, and Experiences of War from the Nineteenth to the Twenty-First Century  (Jörg Echternkamp)....Pages 67-89
 Pathways to Recovery: Psychological Mechanisms Underlying Refugee Mental Health  (Angela Nickerson)....Pages 91-109
 Drive to Thrive: A Theory of Resilience Following Loss  (Wai Kai Hou, Brian J. Hall, Stevan E. Hobfoll)....Pages 111-133
 A Neurobiological Perspective of Mental Health Following Torture Trauma  (Belinda J. Liddell, Richard A. Bryant)....Pages 135-153
 Interventions for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Complex Humanitarian Emergencies: Moving Towards Consensus in Policy and Action?  (Peter Ventevogel)....Pages 155-180
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 Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) as a Treatment for Traumatized Refugees and Post-conflict Populations  (Frank Neuner, Thomas Elbert, Maggie Schauer)....Pages 183-199
 Culturally Sensitive CBT for Refugees: Key Dimensions  (Devon E. Hinton, Anushka Patel)....Pages 201-219
 Alcohol and Drug Misuse Interventions in Conflict-Affected Populations  (M. Claire Greene, Jeremy C. Kane, Noa Krawczyk, Felicity Brown, Laura Murray, Kaveh Khoshnood et al.)....Pages 221-241
 Trauma Systems Therapy for Refugee Children and Families  (Molly A. Benson, Saida M. Abdi, Alisa B. Miller, B. Heidi Ellis)....Pages 243-259
 Supporting Children Affected by War: Towards an Evidence Based Care System  (Mark J. D. Jordans, Myrthe van den Broek, Felicity Brown, April Coetzee, Rinske Ellermeijer, Kim Hartog et al.)....Pages 261-281
 Clinical Considerations in the Psychological Treatment of Refugees  (Matthis Schick, Naser Morina, Ulrich Schnyder, Thomas Maier)....Pages 283-303
 Legal and Ethical Considerations Related to the Asylum Process  (Jane Herlihy, Stuart Turner)....Pages 305-324
Front Matter ....Pages 325-325
 Conceptualization and Measurement of Traumatic Events among Refugees and Other War-Affected Populations  (Andrew Rasmussen, Kenneth E. Miller, Jay Verkuilen)....Pages 327-339
 Low Intensity Interventions for Psychological Symptoms Following Mass Trauma  (Katie S. Dawson, Atif Rahman)....Pages 341-356
 Development and Evaluation of Mental Health Interventions for Common Mental Disorders in Post-conflict Settings  (Paul Bolton)....Pages 357-372
 New Technologies in the Treatment of Psychological Disorders – Overview, Potentials and Barriers for Conflict-Affected Populations  (Jana Stein, Christine Knaevelsrud)....Pages 373-391
Back Matter ....Pages 393-396