Mental health and the civil conflicts in Sudan

282 Health data in civil conflicts : South Sudan under scrutiny 282 July 2011 Florian

Mental health services in South Sudan.

The increasing number of migrants from Africa to Chinese megacities changes the composition of these cities and creates new health-service needs. The largest African diaspora in Asia resides in Guangzhou. Estimates for the population of Africans living in Guangzhou vary greatly—ranging from 20 000 who have temporary residency status to 130 000 when including short-term and irregular migrants. T...

Global Mental Health: concepts, conflicts and controversies.

This paper introduces, describes and analyses the emerging concept of Global Mental Health (GMH). The birth of GMH can be traced to London, 2007, with the publication of a series of high-profile papers in The Lancet. Since then, GMH has developed into a movement with proponents, adherents, opponents, an ideology and core activities. The stated aims of the Movement for GMH are 'to improve servic...

Childrens mental health and civil society in the Gaza strip.

The Gaza Strip, with a population of 1.7 million, over half of whom are under 18 years old, has existed in a state of ongoing conflict and containment for years, most notably since its closure in 2007. There is much concern for the mental health of the vast young generation who have little memory of other circumstances of existence, and even less exposure to the outside world. Their society for...

Civil war, social integration and mental health in Croatia.

Research has shown that social relationships are generally beneficial for mental health (Thoits 1995). However, few scholars have examined this association after the occurrence of a significant shock to the social system as a whole. The purpose of this article is to examine the relationship between social integration and war-related distress in Croatia immediately following the recent civil war...