| Title | Scarred minds
the psychological impact of war on Sri Lankan Tamils |
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| Author | Daya Somasundaram |
| Publication | Vijitha Yapa |
| Size | 352p |
| Language | ENG |
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| Topics |
Tamils--Psychology--Sri Lanka Violence--Psychological aspects War--Psychological aspects Sri Lanka--Politics and government--1978 Sri Lanka--Ethnic relations |
| Notes | After a brief account of the background to the civil strife in Sri Lanka, Daya Somasundaram presents a theoretical and clinical study of the psychological causes and effects of continuous violence and the widespread use of terror on a civilian population, referring to vivid case studies of psychiatric and mental disorders. |