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| World War II veterans, social support, and veterans associations | | Author(s) | N Hunt, I Robbins |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 5, no 2, May 2001 |
| Pages | pp 175-182 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Armed Forces ; Friendship ; Pressure groups ; Informal care. |
| Annotation | People use many different coping strategies to deal with their traumatic recollections. 25 British World War II veterans were interviewed regarding the ways they used social support both during and after the war. Social support is used in fundamentally different ways. During the war, comradeship was particularly important; and even 50 years after the war, comrades are still a valuable resource for discussing war experiences, and dealing with the emotional content of traumatic recollections. Veterans rely on wives and families to help deal with the more physical and practical elements of coping, but tend not to discuss their traumatic memories with them. Social support is thus an important lifelong coping strategy for these veterans. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010702221 A |
| Classmark | VMM: DS:SX: PME: P6 |
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