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Can I read Symbolic recognition: Ceremony in a treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder on EtoBox?
Symbolic recognition: Ceremony in a treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder by Jeanne V. Obenchain; Steven M. Silver is a Psychology article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Symbolic recognition: Ceremony in a treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder about?
This brief report describes the utilization of a "welcome home" ceremony in the treatment of Vietnam War and other war veterans suffering fiom posttraumatic stress disorder. Designed primarib to aa2ire.s.s the issues of sanctuary trauma and social isolation and alienation, the ceremony drew upon knowledge gained fiom the study of Native American ritual. Carefully avoiding mimicking such ritual, the principles of afirmation of the worth of the warrior, societal participation and reintegration, and spiritual and existential support were translated into a mainstream cultural format. The significance of a woman leading the ceremony and veteran reactions are discussed.
Who reads Symbolic recognition: Ceremony in a treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder?
It is typically read by researchers, students, and practitioners in Psychology.
- Author
- Jeanne V. Obenchain; Steven M. Silver
- Publisher
- Springer; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); Wiley-Blackwell; Wiley (ISSN 0894-9867)
- Published
- 1992
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Psychology (Social Sciences)