Resilience is not the absence of PTSD any more than health is the absence of disease

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Almedom, Astier M. [1 ]
Glandon, Douglas [1 ]
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[1] Tufts Univ, Medford, MA 02155 USA
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10.1080/15325020600945962
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B84 [心理学];
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04 ; 0402 ;
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Resilience may mean different things to different researchers and practitioners in psychology and public health: A process, an outcome, a dynamic steady state in the face of adversity, and defiance of risk/vulnerability are among the variety of understandings of the concept that are extant. This article summarizes the results of a systematic review of the literature on definitions and measurements of resilience. It is evident that resilience is more than the absence of "posttraumatic stress disorder,'' just as health ( and indeed mental health) is more than the absence of disease (or mental/behavioral disorder). A multidimensional construct, resilience a requires a multimethod and multilevel study design that combines both qualitative and quantitative techniques to be examined satisfactorily. Seven selected studies are discussed in detail, highlighting examples that offer a fuller understanding of resilience in its sociocultural and ecological context.
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