O’Callaghan, P., McMullen, J., Shannon, C., & Rafferty, H. (2015). Comparing a trauma focused and non trauma focused intervention with war affected Congolese youth: a preliminary randomised trial. Intervention, 13(1), 28-44. Chicago While there is broad consensus about the... Read more
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As a person who has defined his practice as ‘applied theatre’ – a theatre that applies itself to particular social issues, agencies or institutions – I am clearly using my own framework as a primary source from which to... Read more
This paper is a brief account of seven years of project work in Sri Lanka that began as a Canadian university-led initiative in support of the Convention for the Rights of the Child. The work resulted in the formation... Read more
Background: An epidemiological survey was made of war trauma and its consequences in the general population. Method: One member aged over 15 years from each of 101 randomly selected families in a Primary Health Area in Sri Lanka were... Read more
A refugee population exposed to aerial bombing was assessed for psychosocial sequelae within two months. Forty-three members over 15 years were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Seventy-four percent had experienced an immediate but transient stress reaction. Subsequently, PTSD, anxiety,... Read more
Focuses on the phenomenon of child soldiers and why children choose to fight. Contributing factors, including traumatization, brutalization, deprivation, and institutional violence; Discussion of sociocultural factors; Psychological consequences; Prevention. Read more
Sri Lanka has faced several disasters in the recent past, both manmade and natural. The mental health and psychosocial consequences have been felt at the individual, family, and collective levels. Individuals developed normal distress, posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, or... Read more
During two decades of armed conflict in north east Sri Lanka, women have carved new spaces of agency and new roles as armed combatants, principal income generators or heads of household in the absence of men folk. Will they... Read more
Objectives: The present study examinedtraumatic experiences, PTSD, and co-morbid symptoms in relation to neuropsychological and school performance in school children affected by two decades of civil war and unrest. Method: The epidemiological survey of children’s mental health included a... Read more
Context affects research validity. Therefore, in order to reduce any uncertainty about their findings, cross-cultural researchers should use appropriate methodological techniques. Using focus groups to evaluate the quality of standard measures is one such technique.This paper highlights a study... Read more
