As psychiatric mental health practitioners and researchers we are all well aware of
the complex nature of resilience. We can identify when our patients are resilient,
and we teach them strategies to enhance their resilience. Yet we also know that resilience
is a complex phenomenon (
Earvolino-Ramirez, 2007
,
Fitzpatrick, 2009
,
Gillespie et al., 2007
). What makes some people resilient when confronted with trauma or an extremely stressful
event?
Southwick and Charney, 2012
provide many excellent examples of how we can practice resilience on an individual,
group (family and work group), and community level. Each of their suggestions are
based on years of research, their own and that of others. What do we know from the
research? What are some ways to help develop resilience?To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: April 19, 2013
Accepted:
March 18,
2013
Received:
March 17,
2013
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© 2013 Published by Elsevier Inc.
