International perspectives on trauma and resilience in adult survivors of institutional child abuse in Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria

Myriam Verena Thoma, Florence Bernays, Andreas Maercker, Shauna L Rohner, Aileen Castillo, Jessica Michel, Alan Carr, Brigitte Lueger-Schuster, Matthias Knefel, Viktoria Kantor, Dina Weindl, Heide Glaesmer, Maya Boehm, Doreen Hoffmann

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Abstract

Several international cohorts of older adults have experienced institutional (welfare-related)abuse and neglect in childhood. While child maltreatment can impact physical and mentalhealth, the long-term effects, potential for resilience, and associated factors are not wellunderstood. Addressing this, this symposium brings together qualitative and quantitativeresearch from four international cohorts (Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, Austria). Two talkspresent data from a project within the National Research Program 76“Welfare and Coercion–Past, Present and Future”, assessing physical and mental health correlates in Swisssurvivors and trauma disclosure in Irish survivors. One talk presents data from theTESTIMONY-Project on child maltreatment experiences in survivors of residential caresettings in the former German Democratic Republic (GDR). One talk presents data from theVienna Institutional Abuse Study on lifetime traumatization and psychopathological long-term correlates in Austrian survivors. These presentations will be preceded by a briefgeneral introduction and followed by a discussion.
Original languageEnglish
Article number43
JournalEuropean Journal of Psychotraumatology
Volume14
Issue numberS1: Abstract book
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 May 2023

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

  • 302065 Clinical psychiatry
  • 501010 Clinical psychology

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