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- Title
Culture as a Double-Edged Sword: The Posttraumatic Experience of Indigenous Ethnic Minority Veterans.
- Authors
Shorer, Shai; Goldblatt, Hadass; Caspi, Yael; Azaiza, Faisal
- Abstract
The applicability of Western concepts regarding the treatment of trauma in soldiers from indigenous ethnic minority backgrounds has scarcely been researched. This study explored the subjective meaning of living with chronic posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among indigenous Bedouin veterans of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), who are of Arab ethnicity and Muslim faith. In-depth, semistructured qualitative interviews were conducted with 10 Bedouin veterans suffering from PTSD and three Bedouin mental health clinicians working with this population. Two themes emerged: “I wanted to be like everyone else,” referring to participants’ experiences during their military service, and “Fluctuating between belonging and abandonment,” referring to veterans’ experiences of living with mental health problems in a traditional minority community. These findings highlight the importance of conducting a comprehensive inquiry into the complex cultural and social backgrounds of indigenous minority veterans suffering from PTSD, and the interplay between the conflicted identities and multiple “realities” they experience.
- Subjects
ISRAEL; TREATMENT of post-traumatic stress disorder; MENTAL health services; ARABS; CONTENT analysis; ETHNOPSYCHOLOGY; INTERVIEWING; ISLAM; RESEARCH methodology; RESEARCH funding; PSYCHOLOGY of veterans; QUALITATIVE research; JUDGMENT sampling; THEMATIC analysis; MILITARY service
- Publication
Qualitative Health Research, 2018, Vol 28, Issue 5, p766
- ISSN
1049-7323
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1049732318756041