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Selected Works of Prof. Dr. Abdel Aziz Mousa Thabet, M.B.Ch.B, DPM, DCAC, PhD

Professor Emeritus of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, School of Public Health, Al Quds University, Palestine.  Consultant, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist. Affiliated Scholar with the Centre for Refugee Studies, York University Keywords: post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, trauma, Gaza, Palestine, Palestinians, Palestinian children, health, learning disabilities, psychological disorders, war affected children, mental health, West Bank, conflict, community … Continue reading Selected Works of Prof. Dr. Abdel Aziz Mousa Thabet, M.B.Ch.B, DPM, DCAC, PhD

Copenhagen, climate science and the emotional geographies of climate change

The Pacific island nation-state of Tuvalu featured significantly at the Copenhagen Conference of Parties (COP) 15 climate change negotiations, where the vulnerability of Tuvalu to sea level rise and emotional outpourings of the Tuvaluan delegation contributed to the nation’s prominence. In this paper we discuss the likely impacts for Tuvalu of a 1.5°C versus 2°C … Continue reading Copenhagen, climate science and the emotional geographies of climate change

Rights-based approaches to mental health services with refugees – An annotated bibliography

This is an annotated bibliography to provide an overview of literature relating to this area. The bibliography provides summaries of resources that inform and/or explain the increasing shift from welfare-based models of mental health care towards rights-based models. It was commissioned by the Wellington Refugees as Survivors Trust, New Zealand. The link to the PDF … Continue reading Rights-based approaches to mental health services with refugees – An annotated bibliography