DNA methylation changes following narrative exposure therapy in a randomized controlled trial with female former child soldiers
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-98067-9
Abstract: The aftermath of traumatization lives on in the neural and epigenetic traces creating a momentum of affliction in the psychological and social realm. Can psychotherapy reorganise these memories through changes in DNA methylation signatures? Using… read more here.
Keywords: narrative exposure; child soldiers; female former; dna methylation ... See more keywords
A phenomenological study of ex-child soldiers’ perceived meaning of reintegration in post war Liberia
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DOI: 10.1080/10911359.2019.1665608
Abstract: ABSTRACT The author examined the meaning of reintegration as perceived by 34 Liberian ex-child soldiers. Three textural themes were uncovered: dissatisfaction with reintegration, powerlessness and perceptions of reintegration. The findings provide new insights which can… read more here.
Keywords: meaning reintegration; study child; child soldiers; phenomenological study ... See more keywords
Child soldiers in transatlantic graphic narratives of war
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DOI: 10.1080/21504857.2020.1754262
Abstract: ABSTRACT In this article, I examine the image of child soldiers as depicted in Michel Chikwanine, Jessica Dee Humphreys, and Claudia Dávila’s Child Soldier: When Boys and Girls Are Used in War and Matteo Casali… read more here.
Keywords: war; soldiers transatlantic; graphic narratives; child soldiers ... See more keywords