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The treatment of psychological disorders in the Lake Chad Basin

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This study aims to analyse individual strategies and collective dynamics that influence the mental health and socio-economic integration of young people in the Lake Chad Basin. The study looks at cross-border and regional issues while also taking into account the specific problems that exist in each country. The specific objectives are as follows: - Reviewing current knowledge about mental health facilities in the four countries targeted by the RESILAC project. - Identifying the nature of emerging mental problems and the profile of people with psychological distress symptoms - Understanding local mechanisms for treating mental health problems and trauma. - Describing how trauma in general, and people with post-traumatic symptoms in particular, are perceived collectively by the population. - Analysing the connection between mental health and the socio-economic integration of young people in crisis contexts.

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