Psychotraumanet : information portal about critical incidents

Psychotraumanet provides access to information about the psychosocial impact of critical incidents. You can find (scientific) articles, interviews, film and audio fragments and news from the media. On Psychotraumanet, the information is divided into ten themes: World War II, resilience & organization, disasters & crises, aggression management, screening & diagnostics, evidence based treatment, complex trauma, child& family, trauma & diversity and humanitarian emergencies.

 

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Intergenerational Colonial Trauma Syndrome (ICTS) : A Critical Framework for Understanding the Continuum of Genocidal Trauma

This paper introduces the concept of Intergenerational Colonial Trauma Syndrome (ICTS) as a necessary intervention in trauma studies, critiquing the Western psychiatric model that frames trauma as a discrete past event. PTSD, a widely accepted framework, assumes that trauma occurs as an isolated moment, after which healing is possible. However, for colonized and oppressed populations experiencing ongoing systemic violence, forced displacement, and genocide, trauma is not a past event but a continuous, inherited condition that is structurally reinforced. 

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IACL General Report : Contemporary Forms of Slavery, including Causes and Consequences

It should be the source of grave concern that fundamental principles and rights at work – on the freedom of association, forced labour, child labour, equality law and occupational safety and health – are consistently and systemically breached across the global economy. The 2013 Rana Plaza factory fire that killed 1,134 workers barely weeks after corporate auditors had declared the enterprise safe should have been a global wakeup call about the risks of leaving the foxes to guard the chicken coup.

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Does the University of Groningen have a Responsibility to Redress its Colonial History?

This dissertation answers the question: In what ways is the University of Groningen (RUG) historically connected to Dutch colonialism, and should the university address this legacy? Through analysing historical artifacts, including gravestones located in the Academy Building, the university’s founding act (The Eternal Edict), and The Tree of Knowledge mural, this study demonstrates that the RUG has been linked to colonial structures since its foundation in 1614.

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Just War Theory for Morale and Moral Injury : Beyond Individual Resilience

Issues of moral well-being among soldiers, such as morale and moral injury, are predominantly approached as individual and psychological concerns. Current interventions tend to emphasize bolstering soldiers’ individual resilience by instilling a sense of justification and purpose. Yet, paradoxically, such an approach can foster behavior in soldiers that later results in deep regrets and a sense of betrayal toward military and political leaders.

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Moral injury and quality of life among military veterans

Introduction Moral injury concerns transgressive harms and the outcomes that such experiences may cause. A gap in the literature surrounding moral injury, and an outcome that may be important to include in the mounting evidence toward the need for the formal clinical acknowledgement of moral injury, has to do with the relationship between moral injury and quality of life. No studies have examined this relationship in US military veterans—a population that is disproportionately exposed to potentially morally injurious events.

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Trauma and sleep disruption in Gaza : a qualitative content analysis of war-related effects

Background

The escalation of violence and oppression in Gaza, particularly following Hamas’ military attack on Israeli settlements in the Gaza envelope on October 7, 2023, has intensified trauma and related disorders, especially sleep disturbances, exacerbating the already dire conditions of dispossession and exploitation faced by Palestinians.

 

Aims

The present exploratory research sought to explore the impact of war-related trauma following the recent Israeli war on the Gaza Strip on sleep disturbance among Gazans.

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Academic voices on the health and humanitarian crises in Gaza

Academic publications on human rights violations in Gaza surged after Israel’s large-scale destruction following Hamas’s 7 October 2023 attack. We analysed the uncoordinated cooperative efforts documented in these works by reviewing publications addressing the health and humanitarian crises in Gaza between October 2023 and April 2024. We present a unified academic voice advocating for recognizing and restoring human rights for the people of Gaza. In the publications, we identified three key themes: ‘expression’, ‘emotionality’ and ‘expectations’.

 

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Intergenerational Trauma : Exploring the Trauma of Children of Veterans of the Last War in Kosovo

This study explores intergenerational trauma among the children of veterans from the most recent War in Kosovo (1998-1999). Intergenerational trauma is defined as the transmission of trauma across generations, affecting the psychological and emotional well-being of children. Using a qualitative approach, 7 participants Were interviewed to analyze the impact of parental trauma on their development. The study focuses on identifying the mechanisms of trauma transmission and the coping strategies children use in response to their parent’s experiences.

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Transgenerational trauma and resilience in post-communist Central Europe : A comparative study of survivors, their descendants, and control groups

Background

One way to explore the psychological consequences of state oppression is by focusing on the lasting effects on survivors and their descendants.

 

Objective

In the context of former Czechoslovakia, this study compares the experiences of two generations of families expelled from the country during the “Asanace” campaign with control groups of people whose families have not encountered any forms of oppression.

 

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