Memory, war, and trauma /

"Many millions of people are affected by the trauma of war. Psychologists have a good understanding of how experiences of war impact on memory but the significance of external environmental influences is often disregarded. Memory, War and Trauma focuses on our understanding of the psychosocial...

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Main Author: Hunt, Nigel C., 1963-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
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  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Background and purpose; 2. Historical perspective; 3. Methods and ethics; 4. Current theory: PTSD; 5. Approaches to understanding trauma; 6. Positive outcomes of traumatic experiences; 7. Memory and history; 8. Personal narrative and social discourse; 9. Illustrating narrative as a scientific technique: the role of social support; 10. Aging, trauma and memory; 11. Literature and trauma; 12. Memorialisation and commemoration; 13. Battlefield tours; 14. Conclusions and future directions.