ArticleSocial psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2017
Posttraumatic stress disorder, trauma, and reconciliation in South Sudan.
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- National and regional prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PLoS medicine · 2020Pooled it
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- Healthcare professionals attitudes practices and challenges in managing posttraumatic stress disorder in Sudan during armed conflict.Discover mental health · 2026Article
- Water, sanitation, and hygiene insecurity and psychological distress in South Sudan.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2026Article
- Post-traumatic stress disorder and its temporal relationship with quality of life in war-affected districts of North Shewa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia.Conflict and health · 2025Article
- War-related trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder in refugees, displaced, and nondisplaced people during armed conflict in Sudan: a cross-sectional study.Conflict and health · 2024Article
- War-Affected South Sudanese in Settings of Preflight, Flight, and Resettlement: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Trauma-Associated Mental Disorders.Global social welfare : research, policy & practice · 2024Article
- Post-traumatic stress, depression, and anxiety during the 2021 Myanmar conflict: a nationwide population-based survey.The Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia · 2024Article
- Advancing Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Diagnosis and the Treatment of Trauma in Humanitarian Emergencies via Mobile Health: Protocol for a Proof-of-Concept Nonrandomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2022Article
- Satisfaction with justice and desire for revenge in survivors of the September 11, 2001, attacks on New York City's World Trade Center.Behavioral sciences of terrorism and political aggression · 2020Article
- Health communication in low-income countries: A 60-year bibliometric and thematic analysis.Journal of education and health promotion · 2020Article
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purposeSouth Sudan is embroiled in a conflict that erupted in December 2013. This study examines what people in South Sudan think is necessary to achieve reconciliation and how trauma exposure and PTSD are associated with those beliefs.
methods1525 participants (51.0% female) were selected using random and purposive sampling in six states and Abyei. Participants reported on traumatic events, PTSD symptoms, and attitudes towards reconciliation mechanisms.
resultsResults indicated that 40.7% met symptom criteria for probable PTSD. Most participants thought reconciliation was not possible without prosecuting perpetrators or compensating victims and did not support amnesty. Participants with probable PTSD were more likely to endorse confessions (OR 2.42 [1.75, 3.35]), apologies (OR 2.04 [1.46, 2.83]), and amnesty (OR 1.58 [1.21, 2.08]), and to report that compensation (OR 2.32 [1.80, 3.00]) and prosecution (OR 1.47 [1.15, 1.89]) were not necessary for reconciliation. The more traumatic events people experienced, the more they endorsed criminal punishment for perpetrators (OR 1.07 [1.04, 1.10]) and the less they endorsed confessions (OR 0.97 [0.95, 0.99]).
conclusionsPeople with PTSD may prioritize ending violence via opportunities for reconciliation, while those with more trauma exposure may support more punitive mechanisms. Policy makers should take mental health treatment and trauma into account when designing conflict mitigation, peace building, and justice mechanisms.
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