Most PTSD research is based on Western populations. Many treatments reflect Western values and ways of thinking valuing independence, agency and regaining personal control. These approaches do not work equally well for everyone
This matters because many trauma survivors are not from Western cultural backgrounds
https://theconversation.com/what-we-still-get-wrong-about-how-people-from-non-western-backgrounds-recover-from-trauma-279106
#trauma #ptsd #cptsd #psychology #talktherapy #collectivistculture #control #IndividualisticCulture #MentalHealth
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