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Supportive-Expressive Group Therapy for People Experiencing Collective Traumatic Crisis During the Genocide Commemoration Period in Rwanda: Impact and Implications

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Gishoma, Darius, Brackelaire, Jean-Luc, Munyandamutsa, Naasson, Mujawayezu, Jane, Mohand, Achour Ait, Kayiteshonga, Yvonne·2014·Journal of Social and Political Psychology

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In Rwanda, the annual commemorations of the genocide are associated with an increase in the level of collective traumatic crises whereby many people participating in commemoration activities present various symptoms, including emotional distress and re-experiencing traumatic events of the 1994 genocide. These sudden crises normally last between 30 and 120 minutes and can affect hundreds of people at big commemoration events. They are accompanied by a degree of urgency that disturbs the whole assembly. This article briefly presents an overview of these crises and highlights the results of a study on the effects of a supportive-expression group intervention in the post-crisis period for people who experienced these collective traumatic crises. The study compares the therapeutic progress made by a group of people who participated in a supportive-expression group therapy program as compared to those who did not receive the intervention. The study suggests that the supportive group intervention can improve the overall psychological wellbeing of people who experienced collective traumatic crisis even though it was ineffective for some symptoms.

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  • Research conducted between 1994 and 2019 revealed an increase in domestic violence and trauma, with negative impact on genocide survivors' and perpetrators' living conditions, socio-economic development, and families.

    “Research conducted between 1994 and 2019 revealed an increase in domestic violence and trauma, and showed that it has a negative impact on (genocide survivors’ and genocide perpetrators) living conditions, socio-economic development, and their families [43].”

    From Contribution of community-based sociotherapy interventions for the psychological well-being of Rwandan youths born to genocide perpetrators and survivors: analysis of the stories telling of a sociotherapy approach (2020) · cites this paper as [43]

    The paper’s background discussion (page not supplied) reports high rates of PTSD and depression among genocide survivors, and its participant table records family losses and post-genocide re-traumatizing events. It does not establish an increase in domestic violence or trauma between 1994 and 2019, or show the claimed effects on perpetrators, living conditions, or socio-economic development. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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Authors
Gishoma, D., Brackelaire, J.-L., Munyandamutsa, N., Mujawayezu, J., Mohand, A. A., & Kayiteshonga, Y.
Affiliations
  • University of Rwanda (RW)
  • University of Namur (BE)
  • Rwanda Biomedical Center (RW)
Venue
Journal of Social and Political Psychology
Published
2014-08-22
Volume
2
Issue
1
Pages
469-488
ISSN
2195-3325 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2002795327
Cited by
49
References
49
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 18 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 13 · 2017: 2 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 1
FWCI
1.96
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Licence
cc-by
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  • Journal of Social and Political Psychology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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  • Europe’s Journal of Psychology (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • Repository of the University of Namur (submittedVersion)
  • Psychology Archives (cc-by)
Funders
Université Catholique de Louvain
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Memory, violence, and history
Keywords
genocide memory, Rwandan genocide, supportive-expressive group therapy, group intervention, psychological well-being, emotional distress, re-experiencing, Rwanda

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