Violence is one of the most important challenges, not only for
public health systems, but also for public mental health. Violence
can have immediate as well as long-term and even transgenerational
effects on the mental health of its victims. This book provides a
comprehensive and wide-ranging assessment of the mental health
legacy left by violence. It addresses the issues as they affect
states, communities and families, in other words at macro-, meso-
and microlevels, beginning by describing the impact of violence on
neurobiology and mental health, as well as the spectrum of
syndromes and disorders associated with different forms of
violence.
The work moves on to tackle violence at the international and
intranational level before zeroing in on the nature of violence in
communities such as villages or city districts. It also examines
the results of violence in the family. Each type of violence has
distinct effects on mental health and in each chapter specific
groups are explored in depth to demonstrate the heterogeneity of
violence as well as the diversity of its outcomes in the realm of
public mental health. Finally, the book addresses the notion of
undoing violence by detailing case studies of effective
interventions and prevention occurring in countries, communities
and families. These cases give us pause to reflect on the nature of
resilience and dignity in the context of violence and mental
health.
All the chapters have been written by leading authors in the
field and provide a state-of-the-art perspective. The authors, from
different fields of expertise, facilitate interdisciplinary and
international insights into the impact of violence on mental
health."
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