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Trauma - Culture, Meaning and Philosophy (Paperback)
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Trauma - Culture, Meaning and Philosophy (Paperback)
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In the past twenty years, there has been a remarkable growth of
interest in the area of trauma within the disciplines of psychology
and psychiatry. This professional interest both reflects and
contributes to a wider cultural concern with trauma. The syndrome
of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) lies at the heart of the
current discourse on trauma. This book argues that there are
serious problems inherent in current conceptualisations of how
people react to trauma, and consequently in many of the therapeutic
responses that have been developed. The book offers a radical
critique of the concept of PTSD and questions the assumptions which
underpin the trauma industry that has emerged around it. However,
the book is not just about critique. Drawing on anthropology,
philosophy and his own clinical experience and that of others, the
author presents a very different understanding of the relationships
between trauma, meaning and culture. Post traumatic anxiety is
presented as a problem with strong social and cultural dimensions
and not simply an issue of individual psychopathology. Thus, the
reader is equipped with a new framework for helping traumatised
individuals and communities. This very different conceptualisation
of post traumatic sequelae will challenge therapists, aid and
development workers as well as theoretical workers in psychology
and psychiatry. Dr. Bracken argues against the medicalisation of
distress and for the strengthening of communities and seeks to
connect disputes about the framing of trauma with a wider debate
about the social control of technology and expertise. This book
will also be of interest to philosophers and others wishing to
understand the relevance of philosophical analysis to medicine and
psychology.
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