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Psychological distress among Ebola survivors discharged from an Ebola treatment unit in Monrovia, Liberia - a qualitative study

Rabelo I, Lee VS, Fallah MP, Massaquoi M, Evlampidou I,  et al.
2016-07-04 • Frontiers in Public Health
2016-07-04 • Frontiers in Public Health
INTRODUCTION
A consequence of the West Africa Ebola outbreak 2014–2015 was the unprecedented number of Ebola survivors discharged from the Ebola Treatment Units (ETUs). Liberia alone...
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Case Report/Series

“My mind is not like before”: Psychosocial rehabilitation of victims of torture in Athens

Womersley G, Kloetzer L, Van der Bergh R, Venables E, Severy N,  et al.
2018-07-26 • Torture: quarterly journal on rehabilitation of torture victims and prevention of torture
2018-07-26 • Torture: quarterly journal on rehabilitation of torture victims and prevention of torture
INTRODUCTION
The dual trauma of being a victim of torture as well as a refugee is related to a myriad of losses, human rights violations and other dimensions of suffering linked to t...
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Offering mental health services in a conflict affected region of Pakistan: who comes, and why?

Shah SK, Van der Bergh R, Van Bellinghen B, Severy N, Sadiq S,  et al.
2014-06-25 • PLOS One
2014-06-25 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND
North West Pakistan is an area ravaged by conflict and population displacement for over three decades. Recently, drone attacks and military operations have aggravated unde...
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"I prefer dying fast than dying slowly", how institutional abuse worsens the mental health of stranded Syrian, Afghan and Congolese migrants on Lesbos island following the implementation of EU-Turkey deal

Eleftherakos C, van den Boogaard W, Barry D, Severy N, Kotsioni I,  et al.
2018-09-05 • Conflict and Health
2018-09-05 • Conflict and Health
BACKGROUND
In 2015 and early 2016, close to 1 million migrants transited through Greece, on their way to Western Europe. In early 2016, the closure of the “Balkan-route” and the EU/T...
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Post-Traumatic Stress Reactions in Ebola Virus Disease Survivors in Sierra Leone

Hugo M, Declerck H, Fitzpatrick G, Severy N, Gbabai O,  et al.
2015-10-13 • Emergency Medicine: Open Access
2015-10-13 • Emergency Medicine: Open Access
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"With every passing day I feel like a candle, melting little by little." experiences of long-term displacement amongst Syrian refugees in Shatila, Lebanon

Syam H, Venables E, Sousse B, Severy N, Saavedra L,  et al.
2019-10-10 • Conflict and Health
2019-10-10 • Conflict and Health
BACKGROUND
Long term displacement and exposure to challenging living conditions can influence family dynamics; gender roles; violence at home and in the community and mental well-bei...
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A crisis of protection and safe passage: violence experienced by migrants/refugees travelling along the Western Balkan corridor to Northern Europe

Arsenijević J, Schillberg EBL, Ponthieu A, Malvisi L, Ahmed AO,  et al.
2017-04-16 • Conflict and Health
2017-04-16 • Conflict and Health
BACKGROUND
Pushed by ongoing conflicts and pulled by the desire for a better life, over one million migrants/refugees transited Balkan countries and arrived in Europe during 2015 and...
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Not forgetting severe mental disorders in humanitarian emergencies: a descriptive study from the Philippines

Weintraub AC, Garcia MG, Birri E, Severy N, Ferir MC,  et al.
2016-09-12 • International Health
2016-09-12 • International Health
BACKGROUND
Severe mental disorders are often neglected following a disaster. Based on Médecins Sans Frontières' (MSF) experience of providing mental health (MH) care after the 2013 t...
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"I feel like I am less than other people": Health-related vulnerabilities of male migrants travelling alone on their journey to Europe

Arsenijević J, Burtscher D, Ponthieu A, Severy N, Contenta A,  et al.
2018-07-01 • Social Science and Medicine
2018-07-01 • Social Science and Medicine
During 2015 and 2016, an unprecedented flow of approximately 800,000 migrants coming from Turkey towards Western Europe crossed the Balkans. Male migrants are perceived as being less vul...
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In island containment: a qualitative exploration of social support systems among asylum seekers in a mental health care programme on Lesvos Island, Greece

Episkopou M, Venables E, Whitehouse K, Eleftherakos C, Zamatto F,  et al.
2019-07-22 • Conflict and Health
2019-07-22 • Conflict and Health
BACKGROUND
Social support is a core determinant of health and plays a key role in the healing process of people with mental health problems and those who have been exposed to torture...