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ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

Transgenerational Trauma and Mental Health Needs among Armenian Genocide Descendants.

Alissa Der Sarkissian, Jill D Sharkey

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Review in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alissa Der SarkissianDepartment of Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychology, Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93117, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9734-7091
Jill D SharkeyDepartment of Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychology, Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93117, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4658-2811
University of California, Santa Barbara · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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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GenocideHistorical TraumaRefugeesAdolescentArmeniaHumansMental HealthArmenian mental healthgenocide survivormulticultural school psychologyrefugeetransgenerational traumatrauma-informed

Identifiers

PMID34639853
PMCPMC8508035
OpenAlexW3202682531

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