Culture and society in posttraumatic stress disorder: implications for psychotherapy

Cultural belief systems, along with traditional family and social role expectations, greatly affect psychosocial adjustment in individuals recovering from severe trauma. In the cross-cultural psychotherapy of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) anthropological and sociological perspectives can cont...

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Published inAmerican journal of psychotherapy Vol. 41; no. 4; pp. 519 - 530
Main Author BOEHNLEIN, J. K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bronx, NY Association for the Advancement of Psychotherapy 01.10.1987
Subjects
Acculturation
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Combat
Combined Modality Therapy
Cultural Characteristics
Cultural Values
Culture
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Psychological Distress
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychotherapy
Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry
Social Values
Sociocultural environment
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - therapy
Theoretical Problems
Human
Posttraumatic syndrome
Treatment
Cultural environment
Family environment
Psychotherapy
Social role
Sociocultural environment
Ethnic group
Stress
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Summary:Cultural belief systems, along with traditional family and social role expectations, greatly affect psychosocial adjustment in individuals recovering from severe trauma. In the cross-cultural psychotherapy of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) anthropological and sociological perspectives can contribute to a more comprehensive diagnostic formulation and suggest possible approaches to treatment.
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ISSN:0002-9564
2575-6559
DOI:10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1987.41.4.519