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Transgenerational Trauma and Mental Health Needs among Armenian Genocide Descendants

Alissa Der Sarkissian and Jill D. Sharkey · 2021

Catalogue summary

This literature review examines mechanisms through which genocide trauma may affect Armenian descendants, including family well-being, political context, cultural narratives, displacement, and denial.

Why this matters

It translates historical memory into present-day mental-health and community-support questions, with particular relevance for Armenian youth, schools, and diaspora organizations.

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Published in

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Year

2021

Language

English

DOI

10.3390/ijerph181910554

Citation

Alissa Der Sarkissian and Jill D. Sharkey 2021. Transgenerational Trauma and Mental Health Needs among Armenian Genocide Descendants. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph181910554

Topics

Armenian Genocide Gender, family, memory, and oral history Diaspora Society, science, and public health

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