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Complaints mechanism: 65, 77, 78
Communications. See Dissemination of
Information; Media
Condentiality: 14, 42, 51, 52, 60, 61, 66, 67,
68, 70, 78, 117, 121, 127, 160, 176
Conict: 1, 3, 15, 17, 34, 40, 42, 47, 50, 54,
64, 66, 72, 85, 89, 94, 96, 107, 132, 135,
138, 142, 149, 149, 151, 169, 170, 174,
179, 182. See also Conict resolution
and prevention
Conict resolution and prevention: 22, 25,
60, 89, 96, 103, 104, 151, 175, 180-182
Consolidated Appeals Process: 17, 36
Coordination: 1, 8, 10, 14, 18, 19, 22-23, 31,
33-37; assessment and, 38-39, 43-44,
48; protection and, 59, 61; of activities
related to sexual exploitation and
abuse, 78; training and, 84; community
mobilization and, 95, 101, 108; care for
people with severe mental disorders
and, 126, 130, 131, 133; traditional
healing systems and, 139, 141; alcohol
and substance abuse and, 143;
education and, 151; communications
and, 159, 161, 167; food aid and, 170,
173
Coping: 3, 13, 28, 29, 32, 38, 40, 58, 90, 84,
100, 101, 118, 125, 148, 152, 153;
cultural, religious, and spiritual
resources for, 106-107; negative
coping, 90, 119, 169; positive coping,
161, 163-167
Core principles: 9-13. See also Human
Rights; Participation; Do No Harm.
Corporal punishment: 114, 153
Counsellor: 41, 92, 120-122, 154.
Counselling: 128, 154, 172
Critical incidents: 90, 91, 92
Cultural resources: 5, 15, 24-25, 26-27, 29,
103, 106-109, 145; harmful practices,
15; mental health care and, 136-141;
education and, 154. See also Religious
supports; Spiritual supports;
Traditional healers
Cultural sensitivity: 10, 27, 31, 32, 40; in
assessment, 42, 45, 47; in legal
protection, 65; in hiring, 71-73, 75; in
complaints mechanisms, 78; in
training, 81, 82, 84, 126; staff care and,
88, 89, 90; community mobilization and,
95, 96, 100, 103, 104; early child
development and, 110-112; coping and,
119, 120, 125; allopathic services and,
137; information dissemination and,
144, 163, 164, 167; education and, 150,
151, 154; in planning food aid, 168-171;
shelter planning and, 174-177; water
and sanitation and, 178-180, 182
Culture of violence: 50
Culture shock: 87
Death certicates: 117
Debrieng: 15, 91, 92, 119
Deinstitutionalization: 25, 27, 61, 66, 133
Delirium: 124
Dementia: 124
Democratic Republic of Congo: 70
Dependence: See Drug dependence
Dependency: 42, 76, 102, 132, 177, 180
Depression: 2, 90, 106, 110, 114, 169
Developmental disabilities: 124
Dignity: 12, 16, 17, 28, 29, 32, 56, 64, 66, 67,
68, 84, 116, 118, 121, 124, 127, 132, 134,
148, 168, 171, 173, 174, 179, 181
Disabilities. See People with disabilities
Discrimination: 2, 9, 26, 50, 53, 61, 96; 145,
171, 176. See also Marginalization
Displaced people: 3, 10, 145,157, 159, 174,
177, 178, 180-182
Dispute resolution. See Conict resolution
and prevention
Dissemination of information: 22-23, 28-29,
32, 35, 60, 66, 157-167; on assessment
results, 43-44; on codes of conduct, 77;
community mobilization and, 96-97;
self-help and, 103; about cultural,
religious and spiritual practices, 108;
education and, 148-149; shelter and,
Index
176
Distress. See Nonpathological distress
Do No Harm: 2, 3, 10, 34, 35, 42-43, 47,
57- 58, 61, 106-107, 128, 140, 160.
See also Condentiality; Do’s and
Don’ts; Informed consent;
Pathologising/medicalisation
Do’s and Don’ts: 14-15, 164-165
Drug dependence: 120, 128, 142-144, 146,
147. See also Withdrawal
Drugs. See Psychiatric drugs; Drug
dependence
Early childhood development: 9, 25,
110-115. See also Stimulation
East Timor: 178
Economic resources: 5
Economic support: 25, 40, 60, 67, 105, 151,
172
Education: 5, 6, 13, 18, 24-25, 26-27, 28,
148-156; coordination and, 33, 34, 36;
assessment and, 39, 40-41, human
rights and, 50, 54, 162; social protection
and, 57-59; legal protection and, 65-66,
117; preparation of aid workers and,
81-83, 85; community mobilization and,
97, 102; 103, 104; cultural and religious
supports and, 107; care of people with
severe mental disorders and, 128;
alcohol and other substance abuse and,
143, 146; about positive coping, 163.
See also Early child development;
Nonformal education; Psycho-education
Elderly people: 3, 4, 42, 58, 100, 103, 174,
180-181
El Salvador: 49
Emergency preparedness: 5, 7, 8, 21, 22-29,
81, 85, 135, 140
Epidemiological surveys: 43, 45, 47
Epilepsy: 124, 128, 141
Ethics: 25, 28, 31, 41, 42, 47, 58, 76-80, 81,
83, 107, 133, 153. See also Codes of
Conduct; Condentiality; Do No Harm;
Informed Consent; Privacy
Exhumations: 27, 68
Exploitation: 27, 51, 52, 53, 54, 56, 58, 61,
63, 76, 77, 78, 134, 137, 142, 157
Family separation: 2, 3, 12, 28, 56, 58, 60,
102, 104, 110-111, 115, 134, 150, 176.
See also Separated children
Family tracing and reunication: 13, 60, 67,
84, 102, 104, 111, 117-118
Fear: 12, 90, 109, 113, 124, 137, 153, 163,
164, 169, 174
Fighting: 113, 114, 128, 169
Food aid. See Food Security and Nutrition
Food-for-education: 151-152
Food security and nutrition: 3, 6, 11, 16, 17,
28-29, 32, 33, 39, 40, 50, 61, 88, 93, 99,
104, 108, 109, 110-111, 113, 134, 136,
146, 168-173, 175. See also
Breastfeeding; Malnutrition
Foster care: 102, 111
Gender: 4, 9, 14, 26, 27, 40, 42, 47, 59, 60,
65, 67, 72, 78, 96, 112, 115, 117, 138,
164, 168, 170, 174, 176, 180. See also
Gender-based violence
Gender-based violence: 2, 56, 58, 62, 63, 66,
76, 104, 105, 149, 150, 151, 155, 170,
172, 175, 177, 179, 181, 182. See also
Sexual exploitation and abuse; Sexual
violence
Grief: 2, 67, 106, 126; 140, 152, 163, 169
Gujarat, India: 162
Healing rituals. See Rituals; Spiritual
beliefs and practices
Health Cluster: 34, 133
Health services: 26-27; general health care
and, 116-122; care for people with
severe mental disorders and, 123-131;
care for people with severe disabilities
living in institutions, 132-135;
indigenous and traditional healing
systems and, 136-141; alcohol and
other substance abuse and, 142-147.
See also Primary health care
HIV/AIDS: 7, 58, 94, 112, 116, 128, 145, 151