Since the 2003 war in Iraq has generated another flood of combat
veterans who must live with the psychological consequences of
having killed people, their loved ones and people in the media have
become keenly interested in what those consequences are and how to
deal with them. Articles and documentaries have relied on the
information gathered in this book to help make sense of it.
This volume introduces the concept of Perpetration-Induced
Traumatic Stress (PITS), is a form of PTSD symptoms caused not by
being a victim or rescuer in trauma, but by being an active
participant in causing trauma. Sufferers include soldiers,
executioners, or police officers, where it is socially acceptable
or even expected for them to kill.
Compared to the more widely understood PTSD, there appears to be
greater severity and different symptom patterns for those affected
by PITS. Obvious differences to be explored for those who kill
include questions of context, guilt, meaning, content of dreams,
and sociological questions, leading to special implications for
therapy, research into the causality of PTSD, and violence
prevention efforts. Disciplines including sociology, public policy,
history, philosophy, and theology will also find applications for
this groundbreaking material.
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