Table 1

Dimensions of health

Dimensions of Health
Causes
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Interventions

Physical
Physical injury
Infections
Epidemics
Pain, fever, Somatization
Physical illness, Psychosomatic, Somatoform disorders
Drugs treatment, Physiotherapy, Relaxation techniques, massage
Psychological
Shock
Stress
Fear-Terror
Loss Trauma
Tension, fear, sadness, learned helplessness
ASR, PTSD, Anxiety, Depression, Alcohol & Drug abuse
Psychological First aid, Psychotherapy, Counselling, Relaxation techniques, CBT
Family
Death
Separation
Disability
Vacuum
Disharmony
Violence
Family Pathology, Scapegoating
Family Therapy
Marital Therapy
Family Support
Social
Unemployment, Poverty, war
conflict, suicidal ideation, anomie, alienation, loss of communality
Parasuicide, Suicide, Violence, collective trauma
Group Therapy, Rehabilitation, community mobilization, Social Engineering
Spiritual
Misfortune, bad period, spirits, angry gods, evil spells, Karma
Despair, Demoralization, Loss of belief, Loss of hope
Possession
Logotherapy, rituals, traditional healing, Meditation, Contemplation, Mindfulness

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