Trauma, Aggression, and Post Conflict Perpetration of Community Violence in Female Former Child Soldiers—A Study in Eastern DR Congo

Trauma, Aggression, and Post Conflict Perpetration of Community Violence in Female Former Child Soldiers—A Study in Eastern DR Congo

ObjectiveFormer combatants are exposed to multiple traumatic stressors during conflict situations and usually participate in perpetration of violence. Ongoing perpetration of violence in post conflict areas, linked to mental health problems and appetitive aggression, destabilises peace keeping effor...

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Main Authors: Katy Robjant, Sabine Schmitt, Amani Chibashimba, Samuel Carleial, Thomas Elbert, Anke Koebach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
appetitive aggression
conflict
female child soldiers
posttraumatic stress disorder
trauma
violence
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.533357/full

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