Transgenerational effects of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda: A post-traumatic stress disorder symptom domain analysis

Name	World Continuing Education Alliance
Activity Title	Transgenerational effects of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda: A post-traumatic stress disorder symptom domain analysis
Details	The 1994 genocide perpetrated against Tutsi in Rwanda is one of the most horrific events in recent history responsible for roughly one million deaths during a short 3-month period. The genocide was a result of tension between the two artificially divided ethnic groups of Rwanda: Hutu and Tutsi. Hutu extremists, alongside coerced and willing civilians, carried out a mass genocide against the minority ethnic Tutsi of Rwanda. Further study has also uncovered the transgenerational effects of PTSD among genocide-exposed mothers and their offspring. Overall PTSD or PTSD severity is often the primary phenotype of interest in studies of traumatic stress. In this study, we chose instead to explore how individual symptom domains of PTSD is manifested in Tutsi survivors of the genocide and their offspring alongside an ethnically matched control group. Following the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV (DSM-IV). The ultimate aim of this study is to elucidate potential transgene...
Competence	General Medicine
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Event Time	09:45 PM
Location	World Continuing Education Alliance eLearning System
Cost (UGX)	0
CPD Points	1