By Joshua Governale | Public Relations and Fundraising
Post-traumatic stress disorder and psychotherapy with survivors of violence and atrocities
Mental health and medical support are some of the most needed services for people who have faced years or decades of violence. Often refugees and survivors of war violence or displacement suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), anxiety, flashbacks, and uncontrollable thoughts. Many times, the people who seek our support suffer from psychosomatic symptoms – the occurrence of physicalized symptoms brought on by psychological distress. Often, individuals experiencing physicalized symptoms will seek medical attention, when in fact they require psychotherapeutic treatment. Jiyan Foundation’s psychotherapists are of the few in the region specially trained to identify and treat these conditions, providing our services free of charge to refugees, survivors, and anyone seeking our services.
Often refugees and displaced people are survivors of horrific experiences which can develop into chronic mental health conditions. One very common condition we find among refugees and displaced people is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), a psychiatric disorder that may occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event such as a terrorist act, war violence, threatened with death, sexual violence or serious injury. It is common for people with PTSD to experience symptoms that include severe anxiety, flashbacks, nightmares, and uncontrollable thoughts about a particular event.
The largest part of our work at Jiyan Foundation involves providing mental health treatment to survivors, refugees, and internally displaced people. Over 80% of our beneficiaries who receive services currently are or have been recently displaced.
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On World Refugee Day, we are asking our community to share these recommendations with communities around the globe currently welcoming and hosting refugees, including the millions who are fleeing the Middle East, Syria, and Ukraine or elsewhere. These are based on our organization’s experience in supporting survivors of war, genocide, terrorism, trafficking, and human rights violations.
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