[Psychological care for victims of terrorism]

Soins Psychiatr. 2022 Jan-Feb;43(338):12-15. doi: 10.1016/j.spsy.2022.01.004. Epub 2022 Jan 10.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The terminology used in relation to psychological trauma and the rules of psychotherapeutic indication deserve to be clarified in order to present the main stages of this form of care and the psychotherapeutic effects sought. The latter aim not only to sedate psychotraumatic disorders, but also to inscribe them in a history.

Keywords: post-traumatic psychotherapy; psychodynamic therapy; psychothérapie post-traumatique; thérapie psychodynamique; trauma; traumatisme; victim; victime.

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Psychological Trauma*
  • Psychotropic Drugs
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic* / psychology
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic* / therapy
  • Terrorism*

Substances

  • Psychotropic Drugs