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Transgenerational Trauma and Mental Health Needs among Armenian Genocide Descendants
The trauma of a genocide can be transmitted to subsequent generations though familial mental health, sociopolitical trauma, and cultural narratives, thereby impacting mental health and well-being. Understanding specific mechanisms that are unique to each ethnic group impacted by genocide illuminates...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8508035/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34639853 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph181910554 |
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author | Der Sarkissian, Alissa Sharkey, Jill D. |
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description | The trauma of a genocide can be transmitted to subsequent generations though familial mental health, sociopolitical trauma, and cultural narratives, thereby impacting mental health and well-being. Understanding specific mechanisms that are unique to each ethnic group impacted by genocide illuminates cultural, sociopolitical, and individual factors related to the transmission. For the Armenian community, the unresolved historical loss of the Armenian Genocide of 1915, with the threat of acculturation for such a large diasporic population, a continued denial by the perpetrators, as well as subsequent generations’ refugee experiences, may further exasperate the impact of transgenerational trauma from the genocide. This literature review explores the mental health needs of Armenian youth in the current sociopolitical context and provides implications for how schools and communities may use this knowledge to inform supports that center Armenian community healing. Future directions for research are also discussed. |
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spelling | pubmed-85080352021-10-13 Transgenerational Trauma and Mental Health Needs among Armenian Genocide Descendants Der Sarkissian, Alissa Sharkey, Jill D. Int J Environ Res Public Health Review The trauma of a genocide can be transmitted to subsequent generations though familial mental health, sociopolitical trauma, and cultural narratives, thereby impacting mental health and well-being. Understanding specific mechanisms that are unique to each ethnic group impacted by genocide illuminates cultural, sociopolitical, and individual factors related to the transmission. For the Armenian community, the unresolved historical loss of the Armenian Genocide of 1915, with the threat of acculturation for such a large diasporic population, a continued denial by the perpetrators, as well as subsequent generations’ refugee experiences, may further exasperate the impact of transgenerational trauma from the genocide. This literature review explores the mental health needs of Armenian youth in the current sociopolitical context and provides implications for how schools and communities may use this knowledge to inform supports that center Armenian community healing. Future directions for research are also discussed. MDPI 2021-10-08 /pmc/articles/PMC8508035/ /pubmed/34639853 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph181910554 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Der Sarkissian, Alissa Sharkey, Jill D. Transgenerational Trauma and Mental Health Needs among Armenian Genocide Descendants |
title | Transgenerational Trauma and Mental Health Needs among Armenian Genocide Descendants |
title_full | Transgenerational Trauma and Mental Health Needs among Armenian Genocide Descendants |
title_fullStr | Transgenerational Trauma and Mental Health Needs among Armenian Genocide Descendants |
title_full_unstemmed | Transgenerational Trauma and Mental Health Needs among Armenian Genocide Descendants |
title_short | Transgenerational Trauma and Mental Health Needs among Armenian Genocide Descendants |
title_sort | transgenerational trauma and mental health needs among armenian genocide descendants |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8508035/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34639853 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph181910554 |
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