Trauma in war and political persecution
Expanding the concept
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9054047 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pilar Hernández (0000-0003-3838-5308, San Diego State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 16-25 |
| Publication date | 2002-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Orthopsychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9432 • E-ISSN: 1939-0025 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0002-9432.72.1.16 |
| PMID | 14964591 |
| OpenAlex | W4236650469, W2025403449 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 10 |
A contextual understanding of the concept of trauma is proposed through a study of its meaning in a Latin American context facing war and political repression. This article explores the contributions of narrative and liberation psychology to understanding politically based trauma. It critiques the relationship between the concept of trauma and the diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder. It analyzes how Colombian human rights activists make sense of the political persecution and trauma in their work. The author argues that the kind of experiences that these activists have endured go beyond the category of stress and can best be understood as traumatic within the context of the current medium-intensity war in Colombia
Context (archaeology) · Criminology · Human rights · Literature · Meaning (existential) · Narrative · Persecution · Political repression · Political science · Politics · Psychotherapist · Sociology · Torture · Traumatic stress · Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia · Gender Studies · History · Law · Medicine · Memory, violence, and history · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology · Torture, Ethics, and Law
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| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Highly cited | No |