PTSD and the politics of trauma in Israel : a nation on the couch

PTSD and the politics of trauma in Israel : a nation on the couch /

"Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, has long been defined as a mental trauma that solely affects the individual. However, against the backdrop of contemporary Israel, what role do families, health experts, donors, and the national community at large play in interpreting and responding to...

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Main Author: Friedman-Peleg, Keren, 1975- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Hebrew
Published: Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Post-traumatic stress disorder > Israel.
Soldiers > Israel > Psychological aspects.
Traumatic shock > Israel > Case studies.
Post-traumatic stress disorder.
Post-traumatic stress disorder > Israel > Case studies.
Soldiers > Mental health > Israel > Case studies.
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.
MEDICAL / Mental Health
Soldiers > Mental health
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Soldiers > Psychological aspects
Traumatic shock
Israel
Case studies
Online Access:Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed)
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction. Beyond the Secret Confines of the Clinic: An Ethnographic Journey Tracing the Politics of Trauma in Israel; 1 Birth of Agencies, Birth of an Interpretative Framework; 2 Trauma and Capital: Bearers of Knowledge, Keepers of Cashboxes; 3 Trauma and the Camera: Labelling Stress, Marketing the Fear; 4 They Shoot, Cry, and Are Treated: The "Clinical Nucleus" of Trauma among IDF Soldiers; 5 Man, Woman, and Disorder: Trauma in the Intimate Sphere of the Family.
  • 6 Wandering PTSD: Ethnic Diversity and At-Risk Groups across the Country7 Taking Hold: Resilience Program in the Southern Town of Sderot; 8 A Nation on the Couch: Treading Cautiously around Sensitive Clinical and Political Domains; References; Index.

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