Secondary Traumatization in Caregivers Working With Women and Children Who Suffered Extreme Violence by the “Islamic State”

Introduction: Refugees fleeing persecution, torture, or sexual violence are at high risk of developing both acute and chronic psychological disorders. Systematic violence, as committed against the Yazidi minority in Northern Iraq by the terror organization known as the Islamic State (IS), can be see...

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Main Authors: Jana K. Denkinger, Petra Windthorst, Caroline Rometsch-Ogioun El Sount, Michael Blume, Hes Sedik, Jan I. Kizilhan, Niamh Gibbons, Phuong Pham, Jennifer Hillebrecht, Nora Ateia, Christoph Nikendei, Stephan Zipfel, Florian Junne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00234/full