L'équipe de Psycavi se réjouit de voir son article sur l'impact de l'accumulation des traumas sur la santé mentale des populations au Nord Kivu être publié dans le prestigieux journal The Lancet Regional Health - Africa. 

Résumé : 

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has faced decades of socio-political instability and armed conflict. Populations have been exposed to repeated trauma on a massive scale, in an environment marked by poverty, forced displacement, and collapsing public services. Few studies have documented the psychological consequences of this cumulative trauma. This study aims to: (1) measure the prevalence and severity of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety; (2) examine suicidal thoughts and behaviours; (3) assess the association between cumulative trauma exposure and sociodemographic factors with mental health.

L'article est accessible en ligne ici : The mental health burden of cumulative trauma in a setting of chronic insecurity: a large community-based study in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo - The Lancet Regional Health – Africa