Actions for Traumatic stress in South Africa
Traumatic stress in South Africa / Debra Kaminer and Gillian Eagle
- Author
- Kaminer, Debra
- Published
- Johannesburg, South Africa : Wits University Press, 2010.
- Physical Description
- x, 222 pages ; 22 cm
- Additional Creators
- Eagle, Gillian
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction -- 2.Patterns of Trauma Exposure in South Africa -- Vilence -- Non-intentional injury -- Indirect traumatisation -- Multiple traumatisation -- Conclusion -- 3.Posttraumatic Stress Disorder And Other Trauma Syndromes -- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder -- The effects of prolonged trauma exposure or abuse -- The effects of community violence: a continuous traumatic stress syndrome? -- South African research on the psychiatric effects of trauma -- Conclusion -- 4.Trauma As A Crisis of Meaning -- Shattered assumptions and the search for comprehensibility -- Beyond comprehensibility: the search for significance -- Conclusion -- 5.Trauma Interventions for Individuals, Groups and Communities -- Individual psychotherapy and counselling -- Pharmacotherapy -- Group psychotherapy -- Common mechanisms and best practice -- Treatment of multiple and continuous traumatic stress -- Traditional / indigenous practices -- Social alienation as a product of traumatisation -- Community interventions, rituals and memorials -- Conclusion -- 6.Children and Trauma -- Prevalence of trauma and posttraumatic stress in children -- The impact of different forms of trauma on children -- Developmental differences in trauma presentations -- Familial, social and community dimensions -- Treating childhood trauma -- Conclusion -- 7.Conclusion.
- Summary
- "Traumatic stress and post-traumatic stress more particularly, has gained international prominence as a condition or disorder that affects people across the globe in the wake of exposure to extreme life events, be these collective or individual. Given the history of political violence in South Africa, extremely high levels of violence against women and children and the prevalence of violent crime, South Africa has the unfortunate distinction of being considered a real life laboratory in which to study traumatic stress. Taking both a historical and contemporary perspective, the title covers the extent of and manner in which traumatic stress manifests, including the way in which exposure to such extremely threatening events impacts on people's meaning and belief systems. Therapeutic and community strategies for addressing and healing the effects of trauma exposure are comprehensively covered, as well as the particular needs of traumatised children and adolescents. Illustrative case material is used to render ideas accessible and engaging. Traumatic stress in South Africa provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of theory and practice in the field of traumatic stress studies, incorporating both international and South African specific findings. The particular value of the text lies in the integration of global and local material and attention to context related challenges, such as how trauma presentation and intervention is coloured by cultural systems and class disparities. The text would be of particular interest to scholars and practitioners working with traumatic stress in developing countries or in settings in which assessment and intervention resources are limited. The book highlights both psychological and sociopolitical dimensions of traumatic stress and emphasises insights derived from working in the South African context that have potential relevance for shaping the direction of traumatic stress studies"--Bookseller's website.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 9781868145096 (pbk.)
1868145093 (pbk.) - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-204) and index.
- Source of Acquisition
- UP-PAT copy: Purchased with funds from the Paterno Libraries Endowment; 2010.
- Endowment Note
- Paterno Libraries Endowment
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