m) Dr Kennedy Amone-P’Olak (THRiVE alumnus from Gulu University, Uganda; now at the University of Botswana).

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Description:	Researching ‘The mental health consequences of a protracted and violent armed conflict on the youth in Northern Uganda’ and was mentored by Professor Peter Jones (Head, Department of Psychiatry, Cambridge)

Created:

2014-11-13 15:10

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Cambridge-Africa Day 2014

Publisher:

University of Cambridge

Cambridge-Africa Programme

Language:

eng (English)

Keywords:

Africa; THRiVE; mental health; Post-traumatic stress disorder; War;

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Person:	Dr Kennedy Amone-P’Olak
Person:	Professor Peter Jones
Editor:	Dr Bjoern Hassler
Author:	Cambridge-Africa


Abstract:	Protracted armed conflicts in countries such as Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, Central African Republic. , and Northern Uganda are associated with increased risk of long-term mental health problems such as Post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, conduct problems, etc. However, most previous studies on the mental health problems of war are fraught with major weaknesses. First, they were cross-sectional yet the effect of war is long-term. Second, war-affected populations were treated as a homogenous group without regard to sub-population differences such as gender, age, and exposure. Third, most of the studies did not consider contextual risks and protective factors (e.g. individual, family, community, and societal). Last, there was no attention given to the development of local human capital to respond to the psychosocial needs of war-affected populations. Humanitarian services and research were provided by non-governmental organizations and researchers from Europe and America leaving indigenous resources to respond to the wars untapped. A longitudinal research project (the War-Affected Youth Survey – WAYS study) was started in Northern Uganda in 2011 (THRiVE postdoctoral research fellowship) to: (1) document experiences and mental health problems of the war, (2) compare different sub-populations on war experiences and consequences, (3) examine different contextual risks and protective factors for long-term mental health problems, and (4) assess the effectiveness of self-help programs to reduce mental health problems. *Please note that the sound for this video is audible but not ideal, as the microphone connected from the presenter to the video recorder had been turned off by mistake. *

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Protracted armed conflicts in countries such as Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, Central African Republic. , and Northern Uganda are associated with increased risk of long-term mental health problems such as Post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, conduct problems, etc. However, most previous studies on the mental health problems of war are fraught with major weaknesses. First, they were cross-sectional yet the effect of war is long-term. Second, war-affected populations were treated as a homogenous group without regard to sub-population differences such as gender, age, and exposure. Third, most of the studies did not consider contextual risks and protective factors (e.g. individual, family, community, and societal). Last, there was no attention given to the development of local human capital to respond to the psychosocial needs of war-affected populations. Humanitarian services and research were provided by non-governmental organizations and researchers from Europe and America leaving indigenous resources to respond to the wars untapped. A longitudinal research project (the War-Affected Youth Survey – WAYS study) was started in Northern Uganda in 2011 (THRiVE postdoctoral research fellowship) to: (1) document experiences and mental health problems of the war, (2) compare different sub-populations on war experiences and consequences, (3) examine different contextual risks and protective factors for long-term mental health problems, and (4) assess the effectiveness of self-help programs to reduce mental health problems.

***Please note that the sound for this video is audible but not ideal, as the microphone connected from the presenter to the video recorder had been turned off by mistake. ***

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Please note that the sound for this video is audible but not ideal, as the microphone connected from the presenter to the video recorder had been turned off by mistake.

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