WAR EXPOSURE, DAILY STRESSORS, AND MENTAL HEALTH 15 YEARS ON: IMPLICATIONS OF AN ECOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK FOR ADDRESSING THE MENTAL HEALTH OF CONFLICT-AFFECTED POPULATIONS

War exposure, daily stressors, and mental health 15 years on: implications of an ecological framework for addressing the mental health of conflict-affected populations

Abstract Aims Fifteen years ago, we published an article in Social Science and Medicine seeking to resolve the contentious debate between advocates of two very different frameworks for understanding and addressing the mental health needs of conflict-affected populations.The two approaches, which we labelled trauma-focused and psychosocial, reflect

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Neuronal correlates of intensification and acceptance of symptoms during exposure therapy in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder

IntroductionCognitive behaviour therapy with exposure and response prevention is efficient in treating patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).Nevertheless, it would be helpful for many patients to complement the therapeutic treatment with acceptance strategies to further increase the therapeutic benefit.The aim of the present study was t

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Putting the "vap" into evaporation

In the spirit of the Special Issue of HESS to which it contributes, this paper documents the origin and development of the science of natural evaporation from land surfaces over the last 30–35 years, since the symposium A View from the Watershed was held to commemorate the opening of the new Institute of Hydrology (IH) building in 1973.Import

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