Overview
- Provides an evidence-based review of refugee and post-conflict mental health following exposure to human rights violation
- Outlines theoretical models driving research and practice from key perspectives, such as psychology, sociology, anthropology and biology
- Highlights cutting-edge research innovations to further knowledge about refugee and postconflict mental health
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Mental Health in Refugee and Conflict-Affected Populations
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Historical Perspectives and Theoretical Frameworks in Refugee and Conflict-Affected Mental Health
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Psychological Interventions and Relevant Clinical Considerations in Working with Refugee and Conflict-Affected Populations
Keywords
- Civilian Experience of Warfare
- Mental Health among Adult Refugees
- War-Related Traumatic Events
- Mental Health among Civilian War Survivors
- Traumatic Events of Child Refugees
- Coping with War and Migration
- Impact of Torture and Human Rights Violations
- Drive to Drive Theory
- Post-Conflict Countries and Narrative Exposure Therapy
- Culturally-Adapted Cognitive Behavior Therapy
- Interventions in Post-conflict Settings
- Interventions for Children Following War
- Working with Refugees
- Clinical Work with Survivors of Human Rights Violations
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Angela Nickerson, Ph.D., is Associate Professor and Director of the Refugee Trauma and Recovery Program at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia. She is a clinical psychologist and conducts research into psychological and social mechanisms underlying the mental health of refugees and asylum-seekers, with the aim of informing policy and treatment development.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mental Health of Refugee and Conflict-Affected Populations
Book Subtitle: Theory, Research and Clinical Practice
Editors: Nexhmedin Morina, Angela Nickerson
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97046-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-97045-5Published: 20 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-97046-2Published: 10 December 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 396
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour
Topics: Health Psychology, Human Rights, Quality of Life Research, Positive Psychology