Overview

Trauma

Trauma describes a condition where the patient is frozen in a state of active emotional intensity and distress that is connected to a traumatising event. The trauma patient shows a range of physical, emotional and cognitive symptoms.

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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Post-traumatic stress disorder occurs as a response to experiencing or witnessing a life-threatening event. The condition is characterised by the persistent re-experiencing of the event, resulting in numbness, avoidance, and hyper-arousal.

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Epilepsy

Epilepsy is the most common brain disorder in the world. It is characterised by repeated seizures; sudden surges of electrical activity in the brain that affect how a person feels or acts for a short time.

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Depression

Depression is a common mental disorder characterised by persistent sadness, loss of interest in activity, isolation and decreased energy that affect one's ability to enjoy a full life.

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Psychosis

Psychosis is a severe mental condition characterised by loss of contact with reality, typically including delusions (false ideas about what is taking place or who one is) and hallucinations (seeing or hearing things which are not really there).

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CBM active in post-emergency phase on the ground in Haiti

Washline had a femur fracture treated with an internal fixator and still needs crutches to walk. Port-au-Prince after the earthquake which hit Haiti on 12 January 2010.

CBM has raised more than two million EUR for Haiti's Emergency response and reconstruction programmes. The situation in the Haitian capital remains tough for persons with disabilities. Photo: CBM

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CBM supports Partner in Concepción, Chile

A collapsed building in Talca, approximately 300 km (186 miles) south of Santiago, Chile. A magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck the Latin American country in the early hours of February 27, 2010. Picture copyright: Reuters/Victor Ruiz Caballero, courtesy www.alertnet.org

Picture copyright: Reuters/Victor Ruiz Caballero, courtesy www.alertnet.org
Following the 8.8-magnitude earthquake with epicentre close to the Chilean city of Concepción and aftershocks, CBM will support its Partner in the region. CBM has one Partner Project in need of reconstruction, located in Concepción, the country's second largest city.

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Projects worldwide

Projects worldwide