Like a Blanket Over a Fire: Group Work and Spiritual Repair in Military Trauma

被引：7

作者：

Starnino, Vincent R. ^{[1
]}

Sullivan, W. Patrick ^{[1
]}

Angel, Clyde T. ^{[2
]}

Davis, Louanne W. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Indiana Univ, Sch Social Work IUPUI, 902 W New York St, Bloomington, IN 46202 USA

[2] Richard L Roudebush VA Med Ctr, Indianapolis, IN USA

来源：

FAMILIES IN SOCIETY-THE JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL SERVICES | 2020年 / 101卷 / 01期

关键词：

spiritual injury; moral injury; posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); spiritually integrated group intervention; military veterans; POSTTRAUMATIC-STRESS-DISORDER; GROUP-THERAPY; GROUP-PSYCHOTHERAPY; COMBAT VETERANS; MENTAL-HEALTH; MORAL INJURY; RAP GROUPS; WAR; RATIONALE; RECOVERY;

D O I：

10.1177/1044389419862081

中图分类号：

D669 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];

学科分类号：

1204 ;

摘要：

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may not fully explain why some who experience war feel as though their assumptive world and sense of meaning has been shattered. Two concepts mentioned in the literature that address this feature of trauma are moral injury and spiritual injury. This work reports on qualitative findings from postgroup interviews with 18 participants who completed a spiritually integrated eight-session group intervention known as Search for Meaning. The group is designed to deal directly with issues of moral and spiritual wounds. This article discusses three main themes related to (a) the group process, (b) spiritual struggles and repair, and (c) the role of the group leaders. The findings support the call for specialized interventions to supplement mainstream PTSD treatments.

引用

页码：95 / 109

页数：15