War Trauma in Sri Lanka Presentation Organized by Professor Judith Herman - Harvard University

War Trauma in Sri Lanka Presentation by Dr Ruwan M Jayatunge M.D. PhD Organized by Professor Judith Herman Harvard University.

The Sri Lankan society experienced a 30-year prolonged armed conflict that changed the psychological landscape of the Islanders. A large number of combatants, civilians and members of the LTTE underwent the detrimental repercussions of combat trauma. Following the armed conflict in Sri Lanka, over 100,000 people lost their lives, and thousands of families are still grieving. A large number of people became physical and psychological casualties of the war.  The war trauma still echoes in Sri Lankan society. 

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