The first decade of Intervention: facts, figures & trends
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Date
2013
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Intervention
Abstract
This paper aims to explore trends in developments in
content and authors’ locations and perspectives in
‘Intervention, the International Journal of Mental
Health, Psychosocial Work and Counselling in
Areas of Armed Conflict’, from 2003 to 2012. Over
this 10 year period, Intervention has published 139
peer reviewed articles, 73 ¢eld reports, 36 book
reviews and 33 debate papers.The articles cover academic
expertise, practical experience and debates
on mental health and psychosocial interventions in
the aftermath of both natural, and man made, disasters.
The authors of most papers (61%) originated
from developed countries, versus 28% from low
and middle income countries.Thematic analysis of
the content of peer reviewed articles reveals shifting
consensus and emerging new debates on mental
health and psychosocial interventions. In the first
years of Intervention, individual therapeutic
approaches were more prominent than in later years,
which saw more attention given to community based
approaches. Another emerging theme is the trend to
involve ‘beneficiaries’ in planning and evaluation
of programmes, through participatory approaches.
A significant number of peer reviewed papers
(28%) describe policy development issues, such as
guidelines (IASC) and processes of integration of
mental health into general health care systems in
post conflict settings. Recommendations are that the
editorial priorities for the next years should continue
strategies for increasing submissions from authors
originating from areas rejected by conflict, and
increasing inclusion of perspectives of those who have
experienced extreme events.
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Keywords
Disaster settings, Post conflict, Practice, Psychosocial intervention, Systematic review, Theory
Citation
van den Berg, S., Akello, G., & Sonpar, S. (2013). The first decade of Intervention: facts, figures & trends. INTERVENTION-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH PSYCHOSOCIAL WORK AND COUNSELLING IN AREAS OF ARMED CONFLICT, 11(1), 52-76.