Horn, Rebecca2014-04-162014-04-162013-04https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17860This paper addresses two main topics: the effects of conflict on the psychological; and well-being of women methodological issues related to the measurement of psychological well-being. The literature on these topics is reviewed, and data from a qualitative study conducted in northern Uganda is used to explore them in more depth. Finally, the paper considers the ways in which conflict has contributed to women's psychological distress in northern Uganda, and the implications of this study for future programming and research.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABDUCTIONABUSEABUSESACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROMEADULT LITERACYAGEDARMED CONFLICTARMED CONFLICTSBASIC NEEDSBEATINGCLAN LEADERSCOMMUNITY MECHANISMSCOMMUNITY WORKCONFLICT RESOLUTIONCORRUPTIONCOUNSELLINGCRIMEDECISION MAKINGDEPRESSIONDESCENTDISEASEDOMESTIC VIOLENCEECONOMIC OPPORTUNITYEMOTIONAL SUPPORTEMPOWERMENTEPIDEMICEPIDEMIOLOGYETHNIC GROUPSEXTENDED FAMILIESFAMILIESFAMILY MEMBERSFAMILY RELATIONSHIPSFAMILY SUPPORTFATHERFEMALEFEMALE INTERVIEWERSFEMALESFOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONSFORCED MARRIAGEGENDERGENDER INEQUALITYGENDER NORMSGENDER RELATIONSGENDER ROLESGENDER-BASED VIOLENCEGENOCIDEGIRLSGRIEFHEALTH CONSEQUENCESHEALTH EFFECTSHEALTH INTERVENTIONSHEALTH OF WOMENHEALTH PROBLEMSHIVHIV INFECTIONHOMEHOUSEHOLD ASSETSHOUSEHOLD PROPERTYHOUSEHOLD WORKHUSBANDHUSBANDSIMMUNODEFICIENCYINEQUALITYINFORMED CONSENTINHERITANCEINHERITANCE RIGHTSINJURYINTERVENTIONISOLATIONJOURNAL OF WOMENJUSTICEKNOWLEDGE BASELAWSLIFE EVENTSLITERACYLIVES OF WOMENLIVING CONDITIONSMALE ATTITUDESMEDICINEMENTALMENTAL HEALTHMENTAL HEALTH OF WOMENMENTAL ILLNESSMIGRATIONOLDER PEOPLEOLDER WOMENPATIENTPATRIARCHYPEOPLE WITH DISABILITIESPERSONAL HYGIENEPHYSICAL ABUSEPHYSICAL HEALTHPOLICY CHANGEPOLYGAMYPOSTCONFLICT SETTINGSPRACTITIONERSPROGRESSPROSTITUTESPROSTITUTIONPROTECTION OF CHILDRENPSYCHIATRYPSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORTPSYCHOLOGYPSYCHOSOCIAL WORKPSYCHOTHERAPYPUBLIC HEALTHRAPEREFUGEEREFUGEESRESPECTSCARCE RESOURCESSCREENINGSECURITY SITUATIONSELF-IMAGESEXSEXUAL EXPLOITATIONSEXUAL VIOLENCESINGLE MOTHERSSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL FACTORSSOCIAL SCIENCETRAUMAUNITED NATIONSVICTIMSVICTIMS OF VIOLENCEVIOLENCEVULNERABILITYWARWIDOWWIDOWSWIFEWILLWIVESWOMANWOMEN REFUGEESWOMEN'S HEALTHYOUTHPsychosocial Distress and Well-Being among Acholi Women in Northern Uganda10.1596/17860