Citation

Fischman Y. Am. J. Orthopsychiatry 1998; 68(1): 27-38.

Affiliation

Institute for the Study of Psychopolitical Trauma, Palo Alto, Calif., USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, American Orthopsychiatric Association, Publisher Wiley Blackwell)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9494639

Abstract

Metaclinical implications of psychotherapy with individuals traumatized by violent political repression are explored, with an emphasis on ethical concerns in treatment. Issues addressed include the relevance of the sociopolitical context in the conceptualization of the trauma, the challenge of transcending cultural frameworks, the clinician's role in the reversal of collective denial, the interplay of motivation and countertransference, and the impact of questions of purpose and meaning in both survivors and clinicians interacting with trauma.

Language: en