Resilience: An approach to the concept

The capacity to recover from extremes of trauma and stress is termed resilience. Resilience reflects a dynamic confluence of factors that promotes positive adaptation despite exposure to adverse life experiences. Resilience is thought to be important as a component of successful psychosocial adjustment and is associated with mental health. In recent years, increasing attention has been drawn to the potential role that personality and neurobiology might play in determining resilience. This paper presents, from de current knowledge, an overview of the concept of resilience and its implications to the healthcare. (C) 2009 SEP and SEPB. Published by Elsevier Espana, S.L. All rights reserved.