Miscellaneous
Chapter J.6
According to the National Institute of Statistics and Demography (NSID) 168,094 persons out of Burkina Faso’s 14,017,262 inhabitants are living with a physical, sensory or mental disability. The numbers are questioned as the effort to collect in-depth statistics has not been great. Furthermore, mu...ch of the statistics is only collected in more densely populated provinces and towns and not in smaller rural communities. Handicap International (HI) estimates that the number is as high as 7 per cent.
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Preventing Impairment & Disability
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Bulletin de l'Organisation mondiale de la Santé 2012;90:871-871A. doi: 10.2471/BLT.12.113183
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Anti-stigma programs have exploded in the United States as well as across
the world in the past decade. Now needed is a more strategic approach to stigma
change, consideration of evaluation strategies that demonstrate its effectiveness.
Q7: For people with dementia, who should be told of the diagnosis and how should the diagnosis be delivered?
В методических рекомендациях рассматривается разработанная авторами модель социально-психологической помощи пациентам, страдающим шизофренией. На основе резул...татов научных исследований, собственного опыта проведения групповой работы с пациентами сформированы организационнометодические подходы проведения психообразовательной программы, тренин-
гов по развитию социальных навыков и навыков решения проблем. Описаны цели, задачи и содержательная структура предлагаемых форм групповой работы с пациентами.
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Suivi de la Déclaration Politique sur le VIH/SIDA de 2011
1. MYTH: Sexual violence is just another stressor in populations exposed to extreme stress: there is no need to do anything special to address sexual violence | 2. MYTH: The most important consequence of sexual violence is posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | 3. MYTH. Concepts of mental disorders ...– such as depression and PTSD – and treatment for mental health problems have no relevance outside western cultures | 4. MYTH: All sexual violence survivors need help for mental health problems | 5. MYTH: Mental health and psychosocial supports should specifically target sexual violence survivors | 6. MYTH: Vertical (stand-alone) specialized services are a priority to meet the needs of sexual violence survivors | 7. MYTH: The most important support is specialized mental health care | 8. Only psychologists and psychiatrists can deliver services for sexual violence survivors | 9. MYTH: Any intervention is better than nothing | 10. MYTH: Only the victim/survivor suffers as a result of sexual violence
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Int Health. 2012 December 1; 4(4): 253–259. doi:10.1016/j.inhe.2012.07.001