November 2011

Reshaping mind and behaviour: Media and its impacts

  India, the land of diverse cultural traditions and rituals, where women were once considered to be ‘avatars’ of goddesses are now either being  victimized by the continual curse of domestic violence , or as a perpetrator of violent criminal activities. The present paper seeks to find from the available literature resources if the mass media actually plays the role of a catalytic source to...

Author(s):   Sre Yadav and Smita Jha    

November 2011

Impact of political violence and trauma in Gaza on children’s mental health and types of interventions: A review of research evidence in a historical context

  Children of Gaza have been subject to a wide range of traumatic and violent events over the last few decades, which, when considered alongside other risk factors such as gender, socio-economic status and previous mental health history, have led to significant psychosocial problems. This paper provides a review of research findings from across the territories to reveal high levels of mental health problems,...

Author(s):   Thabet A. A. and Panos Vostanis