This volume describes a variety of public mental health and psychosocial programs in conflict and post-conflict situations in Africa and Asia. Each chapter details the psychosocial and mental health aspects of specific conflicts and examines them within their sociopolitical and historical contexts. This volume will be of great interest to psychologists, social workers, anthropologists, historians, human rights experts, and psychiatrists working or interested in the field of psychotrauma.

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1. Public Mental Health, Traumatic Stress and Human Rights Violations in Low-Income Countries: A Culturally Appropriate Model in Times of Conflict, Disaster and Peace; J.T.V.M. De Jong. 2. The Cambodian Experience; W.A.C.M. Van de Put, M. Eisenbruch. 3. Community Based Psychosocial and Mental Health Services for Southern Sudanese Refugees in Long-Term Exile in Uganda; N. Baron. 4. Psychosocial Consequences of War - Northern Sri Lankan Experience; D. Somasundaram, C.S. Jamunanantha. 5. Addressing Human Rights Violations: A Public Mental Health Perspective on Helping Torture Survivors in Nepal; M.H. Van Ommeren, et al. 6. Addressing the Psychosocial and Mental Health Needs of Tibetan Refugees in India; E. Ketzer, A. Crescenzi. 7. Community Mental Health as Practiced by the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme; S. Qouta, E. el Sarraj. 8. Walks in Kaliti, Life in a Destitute Shelter for the Displaced in Addis Ababa; L. Aptekar, R. Giel. 9. Terrorism, Traumatic Events and Mental Health in Algeria; M.A.A. Sidhoum, et al. 10. How can participation on the community and traditional healers improve primary health care in Kinshasa, Congo? J. Le Roy.