Traumatic Stress in South Africa

by Debra Kaminer and Gillian Eagle

Traumatic Stress in South Africa deals with the topic of traumatic stress from a number of angles.

Traumatic stress, and posttraumatic stress more particularly, has gained international prominence as a condition or disorder that affects people across the globe in the wake of exposure to extreme life events, be these collective or individual. Given the history of political violence in South Africa, extremely high levels of violence...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1868145093
• ISBN13: 9781868145096
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Wits University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.7"