Supportive-Expressive Group Therapy for People Experiencing Collective Traumatic Crisis During the Genocide Commemoration Period in Rwanda: Impact and Implications

Supportive-Expressive Group Therapy for People Experiencing Collective Traumatic Crisis During the Genocide Commemoration Period in Rwanda: Impact and Implications

In Rwanda, the annual commemorations of the genocide are associated with an increase in the level of collective traumatic crises whereby many people participating in commemoration activities present various symptoms, including emotional distress and re-experiencing traumatic events of the 1994 genoc...

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Main Authors: Darius Gishoma, Jean-Luc Brackelaire, Naasson Munyandamutsa, Jane Mujawayezu, Achour Ait Mohand, Yvonne Kayiteshonga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Institute for Psychology 2014-08-01
Series:Journal of Social and Political Psychology
Subjects:
genocide
Rwanda
commemoration period
collective traumatic crisis
supportive-expressive group therapy
Online Access:http://jspp.psychopen.eu/article/view/292

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