Addressing the Mother–Infant Relationship in Displaced Communities

Rezzoug, Dalila; Baubet, Thierry; Broder, G.; Taïeb, Olivier; Moro, Marie Rose

doi:10.1016/j.chc.2008.02.008

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“…For children, D.W. Winnicott techniques [1,2] were adapted and used; for infants and young children under three, we employed mother-baby dyads. In order to assess difficulties and the functioning of the mother-child interaction [3], we used Lebovici technique based on a psychodynamic brief psychotherapy model [4,5]. In addition to psychotherapy, patients with depression or anxiety that met the following criteria received psychotropic medication: disorders that did not allow the patient to carry out basic daily activities, experience of suicidal ideas, significant disturbances of consciousness, no response or aggravated clinical criteria after psychological treatment.…”

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The Colombian conflict: a description of a mental health program in the Department of Tolima

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Colombia has been seriously affected by an internal armed conflict for more than 40 years affecting mainly the civilian population, who is forced to displace, suffers kidnapping, extortion, threats and assassinations. Between 2005 and 2008, Médecins Sans Frontières-France provided psychological care and treatment in the region of Tolima, a strategic place in the armed conflict. The mental health program was based on a short-term multi-faceted treatment developed according to the psychological and psychosomatic needs of the population. Here we describe the population attending during 2005-2008, in both urban and rural settings, as well as the psychological treatment provided during this period and its outcomes.We observed differences between the urban and rural settings in the traumatic events reported, the clinical expression of the disorders, the disorders diagnosed, and their severity. Although the duration of the treatment was limited due to security reasons and access difficulties, patient condition at last visit improved in most of the patients. These descriptive results suggest that further studies should be conducted to examine the role of short-term psychotherapy, adapted specifically to the context, can be a useful tool to provide psychological care to population affected by an armed conflict.

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“…They construct their baby as a life‐saver, a gift from God or as a new family to replace the one that was taken. A positive reframing can function as a form of protection against ambivalence (Papineni, ; Rezzoug et al ., ; van Ee and Kleber, ).…”

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“…hypertension, insulin resistance, hyperlipidaemia and depression) (Halligan et al ., ; Reynolds et al ., ; Seckl, ). Trauma experienced by the mother can lead to maternal rejection and consequently child malnutrition that resists medical treatment (Rezzoug et al ., ). In addition, research has shown long‐lasting effects on the child's physical, emotional and cognitive development resulting from maternal prenatal and postnatal chronic anxiety, depression and stress (Berg van den et al ., ; Bruijn, ; Mennes, ).…”

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Growing Up Under a Shadow: Key Issues in Research on and Treatment of Children Born of Rape

Kleber²

2013

Child Abuse Review

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Children born of wartime rape are particularly vulnerable and their case is complex as their needs intertwine with the needs of their mothers or their cultural community. To analyse the status of children born of rape and identify both risk factors and key issues, a systematic search among medical and psychological research articles was performed. In addition, historical, sociological and human rights literature was explored. Risk factors for the wellbeing of children born of rape are: pregnancy and delivery; poor parent‐child relationships; discrimination and stigmatisation; and identity issues. Three key issues which should direct research and clinical practice are formulated: perceiving children born of rape as secondary rape victims; the existence of multiple perpetrators; and competing rights and interests. To assist children born of rape, clinicians, as well as researchers, are confronted with the challenge to develop a comprehensive perspective that considers the needs and rights of both children and mothers. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Children born of rape face serious mental health risks. Perceiving children born of rape as secondary rape victims is of importance as this highlights the risk of confrontation with the direct trauma of the mother via the mother‐child relationship. Acknowledging the existence of multiple perpetrators creates the opportunity to hold those involved accountable for their behaviour. Clinicians have to develop a comprehensive perspective that considers the needs and rights of both children and mothers.

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“…As exposições traumáticas têm efeitos negativos em termos do desenvolvimento cognitivo, emocional e social. O impacto de um acontecimento potencialmente traumático depende de fatores ambientais e também da fase de desenvolvimento da criança, incluindo o desenvolvimento dos órgãos sensoriais, o desenvolvimento psicomotor (A capacidade de mover-se e fugir, se necessário), o desenvolvimento da linguagem (tanto ao nível recetivo como expressivo) e das capacidades daqueles que em torno da criança podem garantir as funções de contenção e proteção (Rezzoug, Baubet, Broder, Taieb, & Moro, 2008). Mas existem partes da personalidade que permanecem conservadas e podem servir como fatores protetores.…”

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“…As crianças nascidas nestas famílias, mesmo depois dos acontecimentos traumáticos, ficam expostas às consequências das experiências passadas e até as nascidas já no exilio ficam expostos às consequências da transmissão do trauma vivenciado pelos progenitores. A transmissão do trauma pode criar alterações nos recursos individuais destas crianças (Rezzoug et al, 2008).…”

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Refugees and Mental Health - Hosting, Understand and Treat

Antunes¹

2017

Psic., Saúde & Doenças

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RESUMO: O número de refugiados no mundo não tem parado de aumentar nos últimos anos. Os refugiados diferem dos outros migrantes por terem sido forçados a deixar os seus países e a eles estarem impedidos de regressar, gozando por essa razão de um estatuto garantido pelo Direito Internacional. A estes juntam-se ainda pessoas que enfrentam riscos similares mas para as quais ainda não foi apurado o seu estatuto. São populações que apresentam uma maior prevalência de problemas de Saúde Mental e que devem ter um tratamento especial. Fez-se uma pesquisa na literatura biomédica, das revisões sistemáticas publicada nos últimos dez anos, sobre Saúde Mental em Refugiados concluindo-se que estes apresentam particularidades especiais que devem ser tidas em conta pelos profissionais e serviços de saúde em termos de prevenção primária, secundária e terciária. Discutem-se questões como a barreira da língua, as diferenças culturais e o papel dos tradutores e mediadores culturais, a organização dos serviços, a intervenção em grupos especialmente vulneráveis como são as crianças, as mulheres, as grávidas e os idosos e abordam-se os problemas mais prevalentes resultantes da exposição ao trauma que assumem nos refugiados particularidades muito específicas. Palavras-Chave: Refugiados, Saúde Mental, Trauma, Revisão ______________________________________________________________________ REFUGEES AND MENTAL HEALTH -HOSTING, UNDERSTAND AND TREAT ABSTRACT:The number of refugees in the world has not stopped increasing in recent years. The refugees differ from other migrants because they were forced to leave their countries and they are prevented from returning, benefiting therefore, from a status guaranteed by international law. To these must be added people who face similar risks but whose status has not be yet been determined. These are populations with a higher prevalence of mental health problems and should have a special treatment. Research in biomedical literature available, systematic reviews published in the last ten years on refugee's mental health led to conclude that these have special characteristics that must be taken into account by professionals and health services in terms of primary, secondary and tertiary prevention. Issues addressed include language barriers, cultural differences and the role of translators and cultural mediators, the organization of the services, the intervention in particularly vulnerable groups such as children, women especially pregnant women and the elderly. Discussed are also the most prevalent  Rua Professor Vitorino Nemésio nº 135 7º Dto, 2765-362 Estoril.

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Addressing the Mother–Infant Relationship in Displaced Communities

Cited by 11 publications

References 15 publications

The Colombian conflict: a description of a mental health program in the Department of Tolima

The Colombian conflict: a description of a mental health program in the Department of Tolima

Growing Up Under a Shadow: Key Issues in Research on and Treatment of Children Born of Rape

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