Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Neuroanthropology
Stopping PTSD Before It Begins
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2284652 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gino L Collura (University of South Florida, corresponding author), Daniel H Lende (University of South Florida) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 131-148 |
| Publication date | 2012-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Annals of Anthropological Practice (BOOK_SERIES) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2153-957X • E-ISSN: 2153-9588 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.2153-9588.2012.01096.x |
| OpenAlex | W2127726791 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 49 |
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a problem that affects many combatants in war, including a high percentage of military personnel serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. The high rates of PTSD among veterans has pushed research and intervention to address the serious mental and behavioral health problems associated with wartime trauma. However, these efforts have largely proceeded using biomedical and psychological approaches, without recognizing the institutional and social contexts of trauma, adaptation, and recovery. Moreover, biomedical and psychological approaches have serious shortcomings in recognizing how individual-environment interactions, meaningful interpretations, and sense of identity play a key role in the impact of trauma and development (or not) of PTSD. A neuroanthropological approach can use ideas of neural plasticity and the encultured brain to link culture, interpretation and identity, and the impact of trauma. This synthetic approach then permits a critique of present efforts in the U.S. military to increase resilience and prevent PTSD, and propose alternative strategies and research approaches to more effectively understand and address PTSD
Stress (linguistics · Traumatic stress · Clinical Psychology · Migration, Health and Trauma · Philosophy · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR)
When a trauma becomes a key to identity
Traumatic events and post‐traumatic stress disorder in the community
Strengths of Character and Well-Being
Resilience to Loss and Potential Trauma
The cross-cultural validity of posttraumatic stress disorder
Development of a new resilience scale
From PTSD to Voices in Context
Dissociative Experience and Cultural Neuroscience
Idioms of Distress Among Trauma Survivors
Assessment for the U.S. Army Comprehensive Soldier Fitness program
College, Jobs, or the Military? Enlistment During a Time of War
The Comprehensive Soldier Fitness Program
Comprehensive Soldier Fitness and the future of psychology
The Harmony of Illusions
Social and Psychological Resources and Adaptation
War exposure, daily stressors, and mental health in conflict and post-conflict settings
The role of shame in posttraumatic stress disorder
Debating war-trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in an interdisciplinary arena
Suffering, hope, and entrapment
Wanting and Drug Use
Anthropology and Militarism
| Citations per year | 0.46 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2013 - 2025 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |