The Politics of Culture in Humanitarian Aid to Women Refugees Who Have Experienced Sexual Violence

Bibliographic Data

ID2394366
AuthorsLaàtitia Atlani (Nanterre University, France), C Rousseau (0000-0002-6533-6774, McGill University), C Cile Rousseau
Year2000
Volume37
Issue3
Pages435-449
Publication date2000-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTranscultural Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1363-4615 • E-ISSN: 1461-7471
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/136346150003700309
OpenAlexW2156367688
LanguageEN
Citations received16
References cited16

There is a growing sense of urgency within international humanitarian aid agencies to intervene quickly when faced with organized violence stemming from war or armed conflict. From this perspective, the rape of refugees calls for prompt psychological intervention. Beyond this sense of urgency, the premises underlying the different models of humanitarian intervention being utilized require further documentation. What concepts and practices characterize the mental health interventions for refugee women who have suffered sexual violence? How is transcultural psychiatry conceived and practised in refugee camps? How is 'refugee culture' defined? What do these definitions imply when translated into therapeutic care to rape victims? This article discusses these issues, and raises some concerns about the appropriateness and the scope of UN and nongovernmental approaches

Criminology · Humanitarian aid · Mental health · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Refugee · Sexual violence · Sociology · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare · Law · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology

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