Interventions to enhance resilience and resilience-related constructs in adults

Southwick, Steven M.; Pietrzak, Robert H.; White, Gerald B.

doi:10.1017/cbo9780511994791.022

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“…Given that most of these factors are stable, "trait," or dispositional variables, these data suggest that psychological resilience in later life may be more strongly linked to early life factors and disability status. Although these factors may be less amenable to change than "state" factors, psychological interventions designed to enhance one's community integration, social support, and purpose in life, which are potentially modifiable, [49,50] may help increase psychological resilience among older veterans with high cumulative lifetime trauma burden. Specifically, interventions that assist older veterans in building social connections and becoming better integrated in their communities, such as through the promotion of volunteerism [51] and greater civic engagement [52] , as well as intergenerational interactions, [53] may serve as a resource for bolstering social connectedness, which may ultimately help to enhance resilience in later life among older veterans.…”

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Psychological Resilience in Older U.S. Veterans: Results From the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study

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“…We by no means try to deny the well-documented influence of socio-environmental factors on mental health (Janicki-Deverts & Cohen 2011; Zautra 2014), but we consider them as distant influences. We also do not deny the potential that lies in interventions focusing on the building of social relationships, on the strengthening of communities, or on the improvement of the physical environment for promoting mental health (Janicki-Deverts & Cohen 2011; Reissman et al 2011;Southwick et al 2011b;Zautra 2014). We also acknowledge the important role that social factors play in determining an individual's belief system (i.e., consciously available appraisal values).…”

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A conceptual framework for the neurobiological study of resilience

Kalisch¹,

Müller²,

2014

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The well-replicated observation that many people maintain mental health despite exposure to severe psychological or physical adversity has ignited interest in the mechanisms that protect against stress-related mental illness. Focusing on resilience rather than pathophysiology in many ways represents a paradigm shift in clinical-psychological and psychiatric research that has great potential for the development of new prevention and treatment strategies. More recently, research into resilience also arrived in the neurobiological community, posing nontrivial questions about ecological validity and translatability. Drawing on concepts and findings from transdiagnostic psychiatry, emotion research, and behavioral and cognitive neuroscience, we propose a unified theoretical framework for the neuroscientific study of general resilience mechanisms. The framework is applicable to both animal and human research and supports the design and interpretation of translational studies. The theory emphasizes the causal role of stimulus appraisal (evaluation) processes in the generation of emotional responses, including responses to potential stressors. On this basis, it posits that a positive (non-negative) appraisal style is the key mechanism that protects against the detrimental effects of stress and mediates the effects of other known resilience factors. Appraisal style is shaped by three classes of cognitive processes--positive situation classification, reappraisal, and interference inhibition--that can be investigated at the neural level. Prospects for the future development of resilience research are discussed.

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“…One approach to addressing the suffering and disability resulting from stress exposure has been to develop psychological resilience training programs. These interventions are intended to teach workers stress coping skills to better manage stress exposure and increase their capacity to bounce back psychologically following stressful events (11,12). Psychological resilience training has been shown to enhance stress coping skills and thus to reduce the psychological impact of stress exposure, particularly when targeted at identified high-risk groups (13).…”

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Basic Dimensions of Resilient Coping in Paramedics and Dispatchers

Bilsker

Gilbert

Alden

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Australasian Journal of Paramedicine

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IntroductionParamedics and dispatchers are exposed to high levels of stress and consequent psychological injury. Resilience training enhances the capacity to cope with stress and be resilient. It is widely recommended that resilience training be customised to specific occupational groups, but there is no established method for achieving such customisation. Exploratory factor analysis was used to identify dimensions underlying resilient coping in paramedics and dispatchers. The objective was to provide a basis for customised resilience training in this population.MethodsThe Resilient Coping Survey (RCS) was developed on the basis of interviews with paramedics and dispatchers as well as scoping review to identify coping items relevant to this occupational group. The RCS included scales of coping (Resilience at Work and the Self-Compassion Scale – Short Form), a scale of self-perceived resilience (the Brief Resilience Scale) and a set of items reflecting coping skills specific to paramedic service work. The survey was administered to paramedics and dispatchers in British Columbia, Canada.Results703 paramedics and dispatchers responded to the survey. Analysis of the survey data identified five resilient coping factors: balance, self-acceptance, trusted social support, meaningful work and physical self-care. Each of these factors predicted resilience. No difference was found overall in resilience across gender; but only for male workers did resilience fall steadily with years of service.ConclusionResilience training for paramedics and dispatchers would appropriately target the five resilient coping factors and be delivered throughout the paramedic service career.

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Interventions to enhance resilience and resilience-related constructs in adults

Cited by 30 publications

References 75 publications

Psychological Resilience in Older U.S. Veterans: Results From the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study

Psychological Resilience in Older U.S. Veterans: Results From the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study

A conceptual framework for the neurobiological study of resilience

Basic Dimensions of Resilient Coping in Paramedics and Dispatchers

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