Ten years after the genocide
Trauma confrontation and posttraumatic stress in Rwandan adolescents
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5810550 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Susanne Schaal (University of Konstanz), Thomas Elbert (0000-0003-1332-4939, University of Konstanz) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 95-105 |
| Publication date | 2006-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Traumatic Stress (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0894-9867 • E-ISSN: 1573-6598 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/jts.20104 |
| PMID | 16568463 |
| OpenAlex | W2140336915 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 48 |
| References cited | 26 |
A decade after the 1994 Rwandan genocide, we interviewed a total of 68 Rwandan orphans about their war experiences and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. The two samples comprised youth living either in a child-headed household (CHH) or in an orphanage. All had been exposed to extreme levels of violence and 41% had witnessed the murder of their own mother or father. Of the sample, 44% had PTSD. PTSD vulnerability was greater for youth who at the time of the study lived in CHH than those in an orphanage; it was also higher in those aged 8 to 13 during the outbreak of the genocide than those aged 3 to 7 at the time. Furthermore, a significant relationship was found between the number of traumatic experiences and subsequent stress responses
Vulnerability · Health and Conflict Studies · Migration, Health and Trauma · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
Beyond Individual War Trauma
Family violence, war, and natural disasters
Collective Victimization
The impact of care environment on the mental health of orphaned, separated and street-connected children and adolescents in western Kenya
What does it mean to flourish, languish, and grow? A qualitative analysis of civilian interviews from survivors of the 1994 Rwandan genocide
Genocide as communitarian breakdown
Emotional Numbing and Lessons Learned after a Violent Conflict – Experimental Evidence from Ambon, Indonesia
Factors Related to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Adolescence
Children and Youth Witnessing In-Person Violence During War and Terrorism
Exploring communication of traumatic experiences from Khmer Rouge genocide survivors to their offspring
The lived experience of surviving from the Islamic State attack and capture in Iraq and Syria
How to Forget the Unforgettable? On Collective Trauma, Cultural Identity, and Mnemotechnologies
‘No-One Can Tell a Story Better than the One Who Lived It’
Life After Genocide
Posttraumatic Distress and Growth Among Guatemalan War Orphans in Adulthood
Narrative characteristics of genocide testimonies predict posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms years later
Anger, Guilt and Shame as Mediators in the Relationship Between war Experiences and PTSD
Trauma, poverty and mental health among Somali and Rwandese refugees living in an African refugee settlement – an epidemiological study
PTSD, depression and anxiety among former abductees in Northern Uganda
Rwanda – lasting imprints of a genocide
Violence against refugees, non-refugees and host populations in southern Sudan and northern Uganda
Predicting the Contribution of Age at First Substance Use and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder to Later Addiction Severity in a Clinical Sample from Sub-Saharan Africa
Traumatic episodes experienced during the genocide period in Rwanda influence life circumstances in young men and women 17 years later
Preventive interventions among children exposed to trauma of armed conflict
Prolonged Grief Disorder and Depression in Widows Due to the Rwandan Genocide
How Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Affects the Settlement Experiences Among Yazidi Refugee Women in Canada
Supportive-Expressive Group Therapy for People Experiencing Collective Traumatic Crisis During the Genocide Commemoration Period in Rwanda
Correlates of psychosocial outcomes among youth heads of households participating in mentoring programs
Exposure to Violence as Explanatory Variable
The Buffering Role of Social Support on the Psychosocial Wellbeing of Orphans in Rwanda
Stories for Hope–Rwanda
The association between psychosocial well‐being and living environments
Research in ongoing conflict zones
Transforming ordinary people into killers
Adolescent Resilience in Northern Uganda
Public art as public pedagogy
Associations Between Prolonged Grief Disorder, Depression, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Anxiety in Rwandan Genocide Survivors
Civil conflict, domestic violence and intra-household bargaining in post-genocide Rwanda
Family Contexts and Schooling Disruption among Orphans in Post-Genocide Rwanda
A Winding Road to Peace Building
Child Survivors of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide and Trauma‐Related Affect
Migration, resettlement and integration of survivors of the 1994 genocide against Tutsi in Rwanda in Canada
Conditions for enduring peace
Ex-combatant agency and re-recruitment
Highly Vulnerable'? Political Violence and the Social Construction of Traumatized Children
Debating war-trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in an interdisciplinary arena
Applying the Adapt Psychosocial Model to War-Affected Children and Adolescents
Family Risk and Resilience in the Context of War and Terrorism
Trauma exposure and psychological reactions to genocide among Rwandan children
Life Threat and Posttraumatic Stress in School-age Children
A Comparison of Narrative Exposure Therapy, Supportive Counseling, and Psychoeducation for Treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in an African Refugee Settlement.
Treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder in rape victims
Psychological trauma and evidence for enhanced vulnerability for posttraumatic stress disorder through previous trauma among West Nile refugees
Violence and risk of PTSD, major depression, substance abuse/dependence, and comorbidity
Mental health, social functioning, and feelings of hatred and revenge of Kosovar Albanians one year after the war in Kosovo
The World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative version of the World Health Organization (WHO) Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI)
Holocaust Survivors in a Primary Care Setting
| Unique citing works | 48 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,67 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2025 (18) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 48 |