Stigmatization Is Associated With Increased PTSD Risk After Traumatic Stress and Diminished Likelihood of Spontaneous Remission–A Study With East-African Conflict Survivors

Stigmatization Is Associated With Increased PTSD Risk After Traumatic Stress and Diminished Likelihood of Spontaneous Remission–A Study With East-African Conflict Survivors

Studies in conflict population have repeatedly documented that the number of traumatic event types experienced (trauma load) increases the risk to develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a dose-dependent manner. Misconceptions about survivors' experiences and actions during the war, as...

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Main Authors: Anna Schneider, Daniela Conrad, Anett Pfeiffer, Thomas Elbert, Iris-Tatjana Kolassa, Sarah Wilker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
stigmatization
discrimination
mental health
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
narrative exposure therapy
post-conflict population
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00423/full

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