Thematic Focus: Mental Health

Events & opportunities:

CFP: Journal of International Humanitarian Action [info]
- Contributions sought for "Special Collection on the topic of Psychosocial Elements of Humanitarian Action." No deadline indicated.

2nd Australia and New Zealand Refugee Trauma Recovery in Resettlement Conference, Brisbane, 27-29 March 2019 [info]

Publications:

Applied Psychoanalytic Studies, vol. 15, no. 3 (Sept. 2018) [free full-text]
- Special issue on "Trauma, Flight and Migration."

"Assessing the Impact of Artistic and Cultural Activities on the Health and Well-being of Forcibly Displaced People Using Participatory Action Research," BMJ Open, vol. 9, no. 2 (Feb. 2019) [open access]

"Beyond PTSD and Fear-Based Conditioning: Anger-Related Responses Following Experiences of Forced Migration: A Systematic Review," Frontiers in Psychology, 19 Dec. 2018 [open access]

"Efficacy and Acceptability of Psychosocial Interventions in Asylum Seekers and Refugees: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis," Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, First View, 11 Feb. 2019 [open access]

"'Hiding their troubles': A Qualitative Exploration of Suicide in Bhutanese Refugees in the USA," Global Mental Health, vol. 6, e1 (Jan. 2019) [open access]

"The Impact of Immigration Detention on Mental Health: A Systematic Review," BMC Psychiatry, 18:382 (Dec. 2018) [open access]

"Interpreter-mediated Psychotherapy with Trauma-affected Refugees: A Retrospective Cohort Study," Psychiatry Research, vol. 271 (Jan. 2019) [free full-text]

"Lack of Evidence for the Efficacy of Psychotherapies for PTSD and Depression in Child and Adolescent Refugees," World Psychiatry, vol. 18, no. 1 (Feb. 2019) [free full-text]

Mental Health Promotion and Mental Health Care in Refugees and Migrants: Policy Brief (WHO Europe, Dec. 2018) [text]

Mental Health Promotion and Mental Health Care in Refugees and Migrants: Technical Guidance (WHO Europe, Dec. 2018) [text]

"Thematic Analysis of Aid Workers’ Stressors and Coping Strategies: Work, Psychological, Lifestyle and Social Dimensions," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 3:19 (Dec. 2018) [open access]

*Une Fuite Sans Fin: Soins en Santé Mentale au Hub Humanitaire de Bruxelles (MSF, Feb. 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]
- See also related ECRE Weekly Bulletin article.

"Working Conditions, Mental Health and Coping of Staff in Social Work with Refugees and Homeless Individuals: A Scoping Review," Health and Social Care in the Community, Early View, 1 March 2019 [open access]

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