Thematic Focus: Mental Health

Blog posts & press:

"Majority of Mental Health Problems in Conflict Zones and Other Emergencies Go Untreated: Survey," VOA News, 10 Oct. 2019 [text]

Understanding the Mental Health Needs of Refugees (Psychology Today Blog, March 2020) [text]

Conference report:

International Conference on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Crisis Situations, Amsterdam, 7-8 October 2019 [info]
- Follow link for background documents, video, news and photos.

Journal articles:

"Delivering Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Interventions to Women and Children in Conflict Settings: A Systematic Review," BMJ Global Health, vol. 5, no. 3 (March 2020) [open access]

European Journal of Social Psychology, vol. 49, no. 7 (Dec. 2019) [contents]
- Special issue on "The Social Psychology of Forced Migration and Refugee Integration." Includes four open access articles.

"Guided Self-help to Reduce Psychological Distress in South Sudanese Female Refugees in Uganda: A Cluster Randomised Trial," The Lancet Global Health, vol. 8, no. 2 (Feb. 2020) [open access]
- See also related WHO news story.

"Mental Health of Resettled Refugee Women: What is Needed to Achieve the United Nations’ Goal of Sustainability," Research topic in Frontiers in... journals [open access]
- Follow link for four articles.

"Psychological First Aid through the 'SIX Cs Model': An Intervention with Migrants on the Move," Intervention Journal, Ahead of Print, 2019 [open access]

"Psychological Measurement in Populations Impacted by Humanitarian Disasters," Special collection in Conflict and Health [open access]
- Read the introduction for more information. Six articles included.

"A Scoping Review and Conceptual Model of Social Participation and Mental Health among Refugees and Asylum Seekers," International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 16, no. 20 (Oct. 2019) [open access]

"Traumatic Experiences and Mental Health Risk for Refugees," International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 17, no. 6 (March 2020) [open access]

"World Mental Health Day Virtual Issue," Disasters [access]
- Features 11 articles organized under the following sub-sections: "Aid Workers," "Civilians," and "Mental Health Policy and Interventions." Articles in this issue will be free until the end of April 2020.

"Utilization of Mobile Mental Health Services among Syrian Refugees and Other Vulnerable Arab Populations: A Systematic Review," International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 17, no. 4 (Feb. 2020) [open access]

Related posts:
- Thematic Focus: Mental Health - Pt. 1 (3 Oct. 2019)
- Thematic Focus: Mental Health - Pt. 2 (Australia) (3 Oct. 2019)