title: Facing Violence - A Global Challenge.
abstract: Violence has been shown to be a global challenge resulting in long-lasting social, medical, and mental health sequelae. In this article, we focus on massive social violence, such as war and civil war. Social suffering and mental health problems related to violence as a global public health problem can be tackled only with a holistic approach that addresses the specific region, culture and group and the limited resources available in most countries. Research that can give a reliable assessment of complex long-term outcomes is still largely missing, and can be seen as a major and complex challenge for future study.
authors: Division of Social Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18, Vienna A-1090, Austria. Electronic address: drthomaswenzel@web.de.
authors: Thomas
authors: T
authors: Wenzel
authors: Department of Social Science, Health and Medicine, King's College London, Strand, London WC2R 2LS, UK.
authors: Hanna
authors: H
authors: Kienzler
authors: Sigmund Freud University, Schnirchgasse 3A, Vienna A-1030, Austria.
authors: Andreas
authors: A
authors: Wollmann
mesh_terms: D054521:Cultural Competency; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D012036:Refugees / Q000523:psychology*; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Idioms of distress; Posttraumatic stress; Prevention; Refugees; Transcultural differences; Trauma; Violence