Table 1 Dimensions of health
From: Collective trauma in northern Sri Lanka: a qualitative psychosocial-ecological study
Dimensions of Health | Causes | Symptoms | Diagnosis | Interventions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Physical | Physical injury Infections Epidemics | Pain, fever, Somatization | Physical illness, Psychosomatic, Somatoform disorders | Drugs treatment, Physiotherapy, Relaxation techniques, massage |
Psychological | Shock Stress Fear-Terror Loss Trauma | Tension, fear, sadness, learned helplessness | ASR, PTSD, Anxiety, Depression, Alcohol & Drug abuse | Psychological First aid, Psychotherapy, Counselling, Relaxation techniques, CBT |
Family | Death Separation Disability | Vacuum Disharmony Violence | Family Pathology, Scapegoating | Family Therapy Marital Therapy Family Support |
Social | Unemployment, Poverty, war | conflict, suicidal ideation, anomie, alienation, loss of communality | Parasuicide, Suicide, Violence, collective trauma | Group Therapy, Rehabilitation, community mobilization, Social Engineering |
Spiritual | Misfortune, bad period, spirits, angry gods, evil spells, Karma | Despair, Demoralization, Loss of belief, Loss of hope | Possession | Logotherapy, rituals, traditional healing, Meditation, Contemplation, Mindfulness |