Continuous traumatic stress as a mental and physical health challenge
Case studies from South Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4229133 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Debbie Kaminer (0000-0002-6097-6211, University of Cape Town, corresponding author), Debra Kaminer, Gill Eagle (0000-0002-9530-1310), Gillian Eagle (University of the Witwatersrand), Sarah Crawford-Browne (0000-0002-9432-2128, University of Cape Town) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1038-1049 |
| Publication date | 2018-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1359105316642831 |
| PMID | 27091760 |
| OpenAlex | W2341346754 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 27 |
This article discusses the condition of continuous traumatic stress as common on the African continent and in other international settings characterised by very high levels of ongoing violence and threat of community, political or war-related origin. Through consideration of three case studies from South Africa, contexts of continuous traumatic stress are described, and the mental health and physical health effects of living in such contexts are elaborated. Cautions are raised about attempting to transpose existing posttraumatic stress models onto individuals exposed to situations of continuous traumatic stress, and guidelines for optimal interventions with such cases are proposed
Mental health · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Stress (linguistics · Traumatic stress · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Clinical Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 18 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 18 |