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Toward a Radical Understanding of Trauma and Trauma Work

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ID12435995
AuthorsBonnie Burstow (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, corresponding author)
Year2003
Volume9
Issue11
Pages1293-1317
Publication date2003-10-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueViolence Against Women (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1077-8012 • E-ISSN: 1552-8448
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1077801203255555
OpenAlexW2137848758
LanguageEN
Citations received98
References cited12

The purpose of this article is to help pave the way for more radical counseling with traumatized individuals, communities, and nations. The author critiques the post-traumatic stress disorder conceptualization and psychiatry fundamentally, builds on and critiques feminist and other radical contributions to trauma theory, suggests directions for feminists, theorizes trauma from a radical perspective, and draws implications for practice. Conclusions include the following: A deficit trauma model is inappropriate; institutions of the state must be seen as critical in the creation of trauma; there must be a fundamental break with psychiatry; and trauma work should move in the direction of radical adult education

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Citations per year4,45
Citation span2004 - 2026 (23)
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