Holocaust and Genocide Studies · 1994 · 10 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesPsychiatryPsychologyArmed ConflictTrauma-related DisordersWar StudiesHolocaust StudiesPost-traumatic Stress DisorderPsychosocial RecoveryTrauma RecoveryTrauma ResponseWorld War IiPost-traumatic Stress In SurvivorsPostwar TraumaTrauma In Post-conflict SettingsVeterans Mental HealthVeterans' ExperiencesWar ExperienceWar-affected Populations
Participation in the Dutch civilian resistance against the Nazi occupation and the Holocaust during World War II may have a life-long impact on the survivors. Nowadays, many resistance veterans suffer from an impairing posttraumatic stress disorder, which often manifested itself only in later adulthood, after an apparently symptom-free period, sometimes lasting decades. This article describes resistance veterans' patterns of coping with traumatic war experiences, as well as the underlying causes for their often difficult postwar adjustment, in particular social ambivalence, and lack of respect for courageous behavior and endured suffering.