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The recovered memory controversy; a representative case study
- Author:
- COLANGELO James J.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 18(1), 2009, pp.103-121.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The recovered memory controversy has been an ongoing debate within the mental health profession for the past two decades. Disagreement remains over the veracity of “forgotten” memories of childhood sexual abuse that are recalled or recovered during therapy. At the heart of the controversy are the concepts of repression and dissociation as well as the impact traumatising events have on the encoding of memory. This article provides an overview of the central factors in the longstanding debate and presents a detailed clinical case study involving independent corroboration of memories of childhood sexual abuse recovered during treatment, which the author believes provides additional support for the potential veracity of recovered memories.
Forgotten lunatics of the Great War
- Author:
- BARHAM Peter
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 451p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- New Haven, CT
Although the shell-shocked British soldier of World War I has been a favoured subject in both fiction and nonfictions, focus has been on the stories of officers, and the history of the rank-and-file servicemen who were psychiatric casualties has never been told. This book recounts the poignant histories of this neglected group. The author draws on reports from the front lines, case histories, personal letters, and war pensions files to trace the lives and fortunes of a large cast of ex-servicemen who suffered mental breakdowns. He describes their confinements to asylums, the reactions of families to their relatives’ plight, the turmoil of the soldiers when they returned home—and the uphill struggle they faced trying to secure justice from the bureaucratic labyrinth that was the Ministry of Pensions. His book gives a new perspective to the impact of the Great War and to current controversies about disputed post-war maladies.
How wishing on a Starr helped
- Author:
- HOPKINS Graham
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 9.1.03, 2003, pp.42-43.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Presents a case study of a young asylum seeker who was severely traumatised when she sought asylum in Britain. Looks at how social care staff helped her recover by offering practical support.
Meeting the psychological and emotional needs of homeless people
- Authors:
- NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH DEVELOPMENT UNIT, GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Communities and Local Government
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Communities and Local Government
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 143p.
- Place of publication:
- London
A guide which describes effective ways of recognising and meeting the psychological and emotional needs of people who have experienced homelessness, are sleeping rough or living in insecure accommodation, in particular young people and rough sleepers with histories of complex trauma. The national policy context, the research evidence which informs developing practice, and the issues for service providers and commissioners are included. The guide also describes the common psychological problems associated with complex trauma and offers examples of treatment models available. Case studies are presented which describe a variety of existing services for rough sleepers and young people addressing emotional and psychological problems. The guide has been designed for supported accommodation key workers and managers, local authority housing options teams and managers and supported accommodation providers.
Psychiatry, testimony, and Shoah: reconstructing the narratives of the muted
- Authors:
- GREENWALD Baruch, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Health Care, 43(2/3), 2006, pp.199-214.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
A 1999 examination of some 5,000 long stay psychiatric patients in Israel identified 725 as Holocaust (Shoah) survivors. This review shows that these patients had not been treated as a unique group, and that their trauma-related illnesses had been neglected. Many had never openly shared their histories. Twenty-six patients at two institutions agreed to be interviewed, with the proceedings videotaped, and the main aim of the study was to investigate the role of video testimony as a potentially useful psychotherapeutic intervention. Three case examples illustrate the horror of their experiences and indicate how knowledge and recognition of them could have influenced their later treatment for the better. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
Intergenerational resilience in families affected by war, displacement, and migration: “It runs in the family”
- Authors:
- DENOV Myriam, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Family Social Work, 22(1), 2019, pp.17-45.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This article argues for an expansion of the focus on resilience as a characteristic of the individual to one of resilience as a familial and intergenerational experience. Drawing upon a case study of a young person’s tumultuous journey from war to refuge, the authors explore the impact, challenges, and opportunities inherent within the context of war-induced flight, migration, and resettlement, with special attention to individual, family and intergenerational resilience. The authors demonstrate that in the face of adversity and loss, war-affected families do not only run from war, but are also able to repair, grow, and even pass down their adaptive capacities from the “recovery repertoire” to the next generation. Given the capacity for intergenerational resilience, it is the authors’ contention that interventions and practices aimed to support the psychosocial well-being of war-affected children must therefore consider the prominence of not only daily stressors, but also protective factors at each level of youth’s socioecological system to bolster resilience. Additionally, the authors argue that social work practice and interventions must broaden service options to include attention to caregiver mental health along with the mental health of the war-affected child to capture the complexities of the intergenerational transmission of both trauma and resilience. (Edited publisher abstract)
Culture, migration, and identity formation in adolescent refugees: a family perspective
- Author:
- RABIAU Marjorie Aude
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Family Social Work, 22(1), 2019, pp.83-100.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Looking through a cultural lens at the family system level, expressions of distress in adolescent refugees are explored using the constructs of postmigration cultural identity formation and cultural idioms of distress. Asylum-seeking minors have heightened risk of developing mental health problems. Family is an important protective factor, and a sustained lack of parental figures further increases these young peoples’ vulnerability to mental health problems. The family plays a significant role as an anchor to cultural identity. Case studies from a cultural consultation service in a clinical psychiatry department were used to illustrate two potential trajectories regarding identity formation and the impact on expressions of distress and family functioning. Case analysis also emphasized the clinical relevance of exploring meaning making and cultural idioms of distress in the face of trauma and loss at the individual and the family level. Clinical implications focus on a family and a cultural lens to emphasize the importance of contextualizing expressions of distress in adolescents who had to flee from war-affected areas. (Publisher abstract)
Trauma without borders: the necessity for school-based interventions in treating unaccompanied refugee minors
- Author:
- FRANCO Diana
- Journal article citation:
- Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 35(6), 2018, p.551–565.
- Publisher:
- Springer
This article explores migration trauma among Mexican and Central American unaccompanied refugee minors (URM) with the purpose of developing an understanding of migration as a tripartite process consisting of: pre-migration exposure to traumatic stressors, in-journey stressors, and post-migration stressors. The migration experience of these youth may be subjectively different depending on a wide range of factors. The complexities of migration are explored as a traumatic, tripartite process. These three salient components of migration may act as precursors, often resulting in psychological sequelae such as: post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and depression. Of all migrant groups, URM are more likely to develop psychiatric symptoms. Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS), and Mental Health for Immigrants Program (MHIP) are among the most effective interventions in the treatment of PTSD, anxiety, and depression in refugee minors. Social workers in schools are in unique positions to provide mental health services to URM. A case example illustrating a cultural adaptation of TF-CBT in an urban public high school is included. Clinical implications of culturally responsive and trauma-informed treatment of URM in schools will be discussed. Additionally, this article will emphasize the importance of bridging the gap between research and culturally responsive, trauma-informed interventions for URM in schools. (Publisher abstract)
Addressing adversity: prioritising adversity and trauma-informed care for children and young people in England
- Editor:
- BUSH Marc
- Publisher:
- YoungMinds
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 371
- Place of publication:
- London
This collection of essays by 47 leading academics, commissioners and health professionals have been complied by YoungMinds to demonstrate how adversity and traumatic experiences such as maltreatment, violence and coercion, prejudice, family adversity, or bereavement can affect the mental health and wellbeing of young people. The essays cover understanding adversity, trauma and resilience; addressing adversity and providing trauma-informed care; and discuss examples of emerging good practice. It argues that young people displaying difficult behaviour due to trauma are too often misunderstood by the services that should support them, stopping them from getting the help they need. It calls for all professionals who work with children to be given training about the effects of trauma on behaviour and clear guidance about how to ask about traumatic experiences. It also calls for local health commissioners to introduce trauma-informed models of care, so that services give effective support. (Edited publisher abstract)