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. 2018 Nov;15(4):79-80.
doi: 10.1192/bji.2017.25.

Resilience in Haiti: is it culturally pathological?

Daniel Derivois  1 , Jude Mary Cénat  2 , Amira Karray  3 , Nathalie Guillier-Pasut  4 , Jeff M Cadichon  5 , Baptiste Lignier  6 , Nephtalie E Joseph  4 , Lisbeth Brolles  7 , Yoram Mouchenik  8
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Resilience in Haiti: is it culturally pathological?

Daniel Derivois et al. BJPsych Int. 2018 Nov.

Abstract

Not for the first time in recent history, the people of Haiti have been obliged to fall back on their resilience strategies in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. Following the powerful earthquake that struck the country on 12 January 2010, the entire population had to find the resources to survive in the face of extensive material damage and loss of life: over 222 000 dead, more than 300 000 injured and between 4000 and 7000 amputees (UNDP, 2010).

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