War, migration, resettlement, and political or religious oppression have all caused a great deal of stress for refugees. Because refugee trauma frequently occurs prior to the primary war-related event that prompts them to flee, it is difficult to even begin to describe all of the types of experiences they have gone through. A 17-item section on the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (HTQ1), which assessed whether the particular event was experienced personally or whether the refugee witnessed or heard about it, has historically served as a standard assessment of refugee trauma. Although this has been a useful research tool, it is evident that refugees experience far more trauma than just 17 events. For instance, during the development of the Comprehensive Trauma Inventory-104 (CTI-104), seventy-seven Vietnamese and Kurdish refugees identified 612 war-related traumatic events in in-depth interviews2.
Prior to being forced to flee, refugees may experience
imprisonment, torture, property loss, malnutrition, physical assault, extreme
fear, rape, and loss of livelihood. The process of flying can take days or
years. During their flight, refugees frequently experience being cut off from
their families, being robbed, being forced to inflict pain or kill, witnessing
torture or killing, losing close friends or family, and living in extremely
harsh environments. The feeling of being betrayed—whether by their own people,
by forces they oppose, or by the politics of their world as a whole—is perhaps
the most significant outcome of all the experiences refugees go through. The
health of refugees and their capacity to develop trusting interpersonal
relationships, both of which are essential to resettlement and healing, are
significantly impacted when misanthropic actions of others become a major
factor controlling their lives.
The prevalence of torture, a severe form of trauma,
ranges from 3 percent to 63% for each historical event and group. Due to the
heinous nature of torture, it continues to be reported as an independent
predictor of medical and psychiatric illness in refugees of war.4 Tortured
refugees face significant challenges for emotional and sometimes physical
healing that must be carefully assessed and treated. There is no evidence for a
clinical torture syndrome that is separate from the clinical consequences of
severe trauma.
When refugees move to a host country, most of the time
in a place they didn't choose, they have to learn a new language and adapt to a
new place in uncertain conditions with uncertain futures. Another significant
challenge that the refugee must face is reestablishing a home and identity
while attempting to manage daily activities. Pre- and post-migration stress may
differentially predict specific types of symptoms and distress in both children
and adults,14, 15 this information is important; early studies showed that
post-migration stress contributed to the poor mental health of refugees.5–7
Recent work has confirmed that post-migration stress significantly influences
the emotional well-being of refugees and frequently provides a risk comparable
to or greater than war-related trauma.8–13 Resettlement agencies and health
care workers may begin to reverse the effects of trauma across the refugee's
lifespan by providing culturally sensitive care and support during the period
of resettlement, when stress is high and the refugee may be reminded of other
traumatic events in their lives.
Spiritual intelligence was put to the test for the
victims during war refugees ,mainly its about mental health.There were a total
of 16,010 war-affected refugees included in 29 studies on long-term mental
health, according to the review. Although prevalence estimates were typically
in the range of 20% and above, there was a significant amount of variation in
prevalence rates between studies for PTSD (4.4-86%), unspecified anxiety
disorder (20.3-88%), and depression (range 2.3-80%). The observed heterogeneity
was significantly influenced by clinical and methodological factors. Prevalence
rates were typically lower in studies with higher methodological quality. There
was also a correlation between prevalence rates and the nation from which
refugees were resettled and their origin. In addition to refugees residing in
the United States, those from Cambodia and the former Yugoslavia tended to
report the highest rates of mental disorders. The most consistent factors
associated with all three disorders, according to descriptive synthesis, were
greater exposure to traumatic experiences prior to migration and stress after
migration, while a poor socioeconomic status after migration was particularly
associated with depression.
In his Message for the 51st World Day of Peace, Pope
Francis proposed these four specific guidelines for dealing with the
difficulties posed by migration and refugees: embrace, protect, promote, and
integrate. We must first have a real conversation with the person in need,
whether they are an asylum seeker, refugee, migrant, or human trafficking
victim, in order to recognize and attempt to comprehend the reality of their
life as well as the spiritual and material issues they are facing.
In a time of war, Spiritualists are tasked with
demonstrating the truth that life continues after the change known as death,
that the door to reformation is never closed against any soul, here or in the
future, and that spirits and spirits intercede for Earthlings in ways that we
cannot even begin to comprehend but are nevertheless true and essential to
healthy living. It's possible that those whose consciousnesses have experienced
the change known as death as a result of war are still working to restore peace
and harmony to our beleaguered and wounded world. As a means of assisting in
this endeavor, we can offer our highest quality, our awareness of Spirit.
Spiritualism has always been a religion of love, light, connection, peace, and
connection with other people. However, it is not afraid of war, separation,
hatred, or darkness. Because of the fundamental truth that has always been at
the heart of Spiritualism's religion, science, and philosophy, fear has no
place in the hearts and minds of Spiritualists: Those who have traveled to the
realm of Spirit continue to communicate with those who live on the Earth plane,
so there is neither death nor death. We must all bring those communications
forward for the benefit of all humanity and the inhabitants of this Earth plane
because they are potent healing forces.
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