1 Department of Psychology, DePaul University, Chicago, IL, USA.
Trauma Violence Abuse. 2019 Oct;20(4):453-469. doi: 10.1177/1524838017717747. Epub 2017 Jul 13.
Sub-Saharan Africa is a part of the world that is highly affected by a large number of atrocities, causing a myriad of financial, physical health, and mental health consequences. Yet, unfortunately, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), this is also the part of the world that is least served by mental health services. In response, the WHO has created mandates to increase mental health resources and capacity in all countries. Researchers have taken on the work of introducing and adapting treatments in various sub-Saharan African countries with an aim to create sustainable, evidence-based treatment in a part of the world with high need. The current qualitative systematic review of the literature examines 20 articles that report on research conducted in sub-Saharan African countries with children who have suffered different types of traumas. This review answers questions concerning the types of treatments used, the people administering the treatments, the measures they take to adapt these treatments, and the types of outcomes that are seen. Overall, the majority of treatments being used are shown to be effective with the associated populations.
撒哈拉以南非洲是受大量暴行严重影响的世界的一部分，这些暴行造成了无数的经济、身体健康和心理健康后果。然而，不幸的是，根据世界卫生组织（WHO）的说法，该地区也是心理健康服务最少的地区。有鉴于此，世卫组织制定了任务，以增加所有国家的心理健康资源和能力。研究人员承担了在不同撒哈拉以南非洲国家引入和调整治疗方法的工作，目的是在一个需求很高的地区创建可持续的、基于证据的治疗方法。目前对文献的定性系统评价审查了 20 篇文章，这些文章报告了在遭受不同类型创伤的儿童中开展的研究。本综述回答了有关所使用治疗类型、实施治疗的人员、他们为适应这些治疗方法而采取的措施以及所看到的结果类型的问题。总的来说，大多数正在使用的治疗方法对相关人群是有效的。
