Physical, mental and social consequences in civilians who have experienced war-related sexual violence: a systematic review (1981–2014)
Iness Ba,R.S. Bhopal +1 more
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Wartime sexual violence is highly traumatic, causing multiple, long-term negative outcomes and the need for care of the survivors and their relatives and raise concerns about how they and their children will be affected in the long term.About:
This article is published in Public Health.The article was published on 2017-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 123 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Sexual violence & Gang rape.read more
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Social determinants of mental disorders and the Sustainable Development Goals: a systematic review of reviews
Crick Lund,Crick Lund,Carrie Brooke-Sumner,Carrie Brooke-Sumner,Florence Baingana,Emily Baron,Erica Breuer,Prabha S. Chandra,Johannes Haushofer,Helen Herrman,Mark J. D. Jordans,Christian Kieling,María Elena Medina-Mora,Ellen Morgan,Olayinka Omigbodun,Wietse A. Tol,Vikram Patel,Shekhar Saxena +17 more
TL;DR: New light is shed on how the Sustainable Development Goals are relevant for addressing the social determinants of mental disorders, and how these goals could be optimised to prevent mental disorders.
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Sexual violence against men and boys in conflict and forced displacement: implications for the health sector
TL;DR: Current challenges and gaps in the provision of health care for male survivors in settings affected by conflict and forced displacement are described, and suggestions on how to improve service provision and uptake are provided.
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Trauma and perceived social rejection among Yazidi women and girls who survived enslavement and genocide.
TL;DR: In a context of maximum adversity, enslavement and war-related events contribute to high levels of PTSD and depression, and perceived social rejection seems to play a role in the relationship between trauma exposure and mental health among abducted genocide survivors.
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Enduring impact of conflict on mental health and gender-based violence perpetration in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea: A cross-sectional study.
Rachel Jewkes,Rachel Jewkes,Nwabisa Jama-Shai,Nwabisa Jama-Shai,Yandisa Sikweyiya,Yandisa Sikweyiya +5 more
TL;DR: The Bougainville civil war had a devastating impact on the population’s lives and reversing this legacy is essential but requires addressing what is perceived as the enduring social, economic and psychological impact of the conflict and a major focus on prevention of violence against women.
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Origins of HIV and the AIDS Pandemic
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Psychological trauma and evidence for enhanced vulnerability for posttraumatic stress disorder through previous trauma among West Nile refugees
Frank Neuner,Maggie Schauer,Unni Karunakara,Christine Klaschik,Christina Robert,Thomas Elbert +5 more
TL;DR: There is a clear dose-effect relationship between traumatic exposure and PTSD in the studied populations with high levels of traumatic events, and it is probable that any individual could develop PTSD regardless of other risk-factors once the trauma load reaches a certain threshold.