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The Cultural Construction of Healing in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Implications for mental health practice

Swartz, Leslie, Drennan, Gerard·2000·Ethnicity & Health

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The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) has been widely hailed by mental health practitioners and others as a source of psychological healing. In this article we consider this claim and its relevance to clinical practice. Recent research in anthropology and related disciplines in South Africa and elsewhere raises questions about the cultural construction of traumatic memory and healing. We argue that these questions have bearing on how we understand the role of mental health practitioners and mental health institutions in the post-TRC period. Case material is be used to illustrate our view that it is important to distinguish between individual and collective healing.

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Authors
Swartz, L., & Drennan, G.
Affiliations
University of Cape Town (ZA)
Venue
Ethnicity & Health
Published
2000-08
Volume
5
Issue
3-4
Pages
205-213
ISSN
  • 1355-7858 (ISSN-L)
  • 1465-3419
OpenAlex
W1985912082
Cited by
44
References
25
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 2
FWCI
2.89
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Ethnicity and Health (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Memory, violence, and history
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › War, Law, and Justice
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Memory, History, Trauma, Identity
Keywords
Truth and Reconciliation Commission, traumatic memory, psychological healing, mental health practice, post-apartheid South Africa
MeSH terms
Ethnicity, Humans, Human Rights, Mental Health Services, South Africa, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Truth Disclosure, Crime Victims

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