ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2020
Trauma, Aggression, and Post Conflict Perpetration of Community Violence in Female Former Child Soldiers-A Study in Eastern DR Congo.
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- DNA methylation changes following narrative exposure therapy in a randomized controlled trial with female former child soldiers.Scientific reports · 2021Trial
- Narrative exposure therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder and appetitive aggression among soldiers retiring from active service in Uganda.Research square · 2026Article
- Appetitive aggression and associated factors among military soldiers retiring from active service in Uganda.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2025Article
- Close relationships with caregivers as protective factor for the mental health and functioning of war-affected Congolese youth.Conflict and health · 2024Article
- Elements of cultural scripts of trauma sequelae among trauma victims in East Africa.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Putative juvenile terrorists: the relationship between multiple traumatization, mental health, and expectations for reintegration among Islamic State recruited adolescent and young adult fighters.Conflict and health · 2022Article
- When reintegration fails: Stigmatization drives the ongoing violence of ex-combatants in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.Brain and behavior · 2021Article
- NETfacts: a community intervention integrating trauma treatment at the individual and collective level.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2021Article
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Abstract
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 efforts. The aim of this study is to investigate lifetime exposure to violence and the relationship between this exposure and mental health and current violent behaviour in a sample of female former child soldiers with a history of perpetration of violence in Eastern DR Congo.
methods98 female former child soldiers who had been abducted and forcibly recruited during the M23 insurgency (2012-2014) were assessed for lifetime exposure to trauma including perpetration of violence, clinical outcomes (PTSD and appetitive aggression), and current violent behaviour.
resultsFemale former child soldiers had been exposed to extremely high levels of trauma including perpetration of violence and presented with high levels of mental health problems. Linear regression models showed that current violent behaviour was predicted by both PTSD and appetitive aggression.
conclusionsTrauma exposure predicts ongoing perpetration of violence post conflict
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