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Adaptive capacity is a critical component of building resilience in healthcare (RiH). Adaptive capacity comprises the ability of a system to cope with and adapt to disturbances. However, "shocks," such as the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, can potentially exceed critical adaptation thresholds and lead to systemic collapse. To effectively manage healthcare systems during periods of crises, both adaptive and transformative changes are necessary. This commentary discusses adaptation and transformation as two complementary, integral components of resilience and applies them to healthcare. We treat resilience as an emergent property of complex systems that accounts for multiple, often disparately distinct regimes in which multiple processes (eg, adaptation, recovery) are subsumed and operate. We argue that Convergence Mental Health and other transdisciplinary paradigms such as Brain Capital and One Health can facilitate resilience planning and management in healthcare systems.
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The article discusses the increase of violence against women and intimate partner violence (IPV) during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Topics covered include the resulting occurrences of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and acquired brain injuries (ABI), and women's post-violence experiences of anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Also noted is the need for a comprehensive strategy to address the issue and ensure the mental well-being of women.
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Brains are indispensable drivers of human progress. Why not invest more heavily in them? We seek to place Brain Capital at the center of a new narrative to fuel economic and societal recovery and resilience.