Power politics and the tragedy of Kampuchea during the seventies

Kiljunen, Kimmo

doi:10.1080/14672715.1985.10409765

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“…During the Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia from 1975 to 1979, though estimates vary, an estimated 1.5 to 3 million people were killed (between 20% and 40% of the Cambodian population) (15,16). Hundreds of thousands of people became refugees, with over 300,000 Khmer displaced persons living in Thailand more than a decade later (17).…”

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Care providers’ needs and perspectives on suffering and care in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Cambodia

McDonald¹

2012

AMA

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This exploratory study aimed to obtain insight into field-level care providers' views on suffering and healing as well as existing obstacles and needs related to providing care to their clients. This research provides a "snapshot" for a better understanding of existing care systems in two post-conflict settings. By identifying existing approaches to care and the needs of the care provider community, this research might be useful in guiding psychosocial assistance programming in post-conflict settings. Utilizing a semi-structured questionnaire, 45 care providers were interviewed, including local health care practitioners, traditional/ spiritual healers, and humanitarian relief workers, in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Cambodia. This study found that the majority of care providers in both settings perceived poverty and violence as significant causes and consequences of human suffering and, at the same time, felt ill-equipped in addressing these issues and related problems. Other issues that hindered these healers in providing care included: limited government/institutional support; lack of training; material resources and funding. Study findings point to a new framework for developing effective interventions and the need for further emphasis on supporting care providers in their work, and most specifically, in identifying and responding to poverty and violence.

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Care providers’ needs and perspectives on suffering and care in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Cambodia

McDonald¹

2012

AMA

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“…Khmer adolescents and their families, like other refugee populations who fled from violence and instability in their homelands, are a vulnerable population. Many of the families and older adolescents have lived through the traumatic Khmer Rouge period when between 1.5 and 3 million Khmer people (between 20% to 40% of the population) were executed or died of starvation or disease as a result of the harsh policies of the Khmer Rouge (Hannurn, 1989; Kiljunen, 1985). Cambodia was again embroiled in civil war after the fall of the Khmer Rouge in 1979, and refugees experienced war and violence during their escape from their homeland.…”

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The effects of exposure to community violence on Khmer refugee adolescents

Berthold

1999

Journal of Traumatic Stress

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The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between exposure to violence and mental health outcomes among Khmer refugee adolescents. Seventy-six Khmer junior and senior high school students and their parents participated in a cross-sectional survey study. Half of the adolescents survived violence directed at them, and two thirds witnessed violence. Although approximately one quarter either partially or fully met the criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), most were functioning adequately. Ordinary least squares regression analyses indicated that the number of violent events they were exposed to in their lifetime significantly predicted their level of functioning and PTSD. Recommendations for future research and implications for clinicians and educators working with Khmer and other refugee adolescents are discussed.

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“…By the mid-1960s, an estimated one eighth of Indochina's population was composed of recently displaced persons (Smith et al, 1967). Numerous newspapers and journals have reported the abusive violence of the Pol Pot regime in Cambodia, which killed and executed one third of its population (Kiljunen, 1985;White, 1982), the mass sexual violence experienced by Indochinese women and elderly people by Thai pirates (U.S. Committee for Refugees, 1984), and the incarceration and torture of former noncommunist military personnel and civilians (e.g., the Hmong people; Nhu, 1985). In addition, many Cambodian and Lao people have spent several years in Thai refugee camps, where they have endured appalling living conditions and an uncertain future.…”

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Methodological issues in research with refugees and immigrants.

Pernice

1994

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

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Power politics and the tragedy of Kampuchea during the seventies

Cited by 8 publications

References 1 publication

Care providers’ needs and perspectives on suffering and care in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Cambodia

Care providers’ needs and perspectives on suffering and care in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Cambodia

The effects of exposure to community violence on Khmer refugee adolescents

Methodological issues in research with refugees and immigrants.

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