TY - JOUR
T1 - Binary phenomenon of hope
T2 - Perceptions of traumatized veterans
AU - Levi, Ofir
AU - Liechtentritt, Ronit
AU - Savaya, Riki
PY - 2013/9
Y1 - 2013/9
N2 - This is the second article in a phenomenological study of hope among 10 Israeli reserve soldiers with chronic posttraumatic stress disorder. The aim of the second analysis was to learn about the veterans' conceptualization of hope. The picture of hope that emerges from the analysis of their interviews is of a binary phenomenon in which hope develops but may also be arrested, is conscious but also unconscious, and strengthens the individual but may also weaken one. These findings show the binary phenomenon of hope and how it contributes to coping with traumatic events and therefore can assist professional workers who treat individuals suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder.
AB - This is the second article in a phenomenological study of hope among 10 Israeli reserve soldiers with chronic posttraumatic stress disorder. The aim of the second analysis was to learn about the veterans' conceptualization of hope. The picture of hope that emerges from the analysis of their interviews is of a binary phenomenon in which hope develops but may also be arrested, is conscious but also unconscious, and strengthens the individual but may also weaken one. These findings show the binary phenomenon of hope and how it contributes to coping with traumatic events and therefore can assist professional workers who treat individuals suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder.
KW - hope
KW - phenomenological method
KW - phenomenon of hope
KW - posttraumatic stress disorder
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84883584931&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1359105312461661
DO - 10.1177/1359105312461661
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AN - SCOPUS:84883584931
SN - 1359-1053
VL - 18
SP - 1153
EP - 1165
JO - Journal of Health Psychology
JF - Journal of Health Psychology
IS - 9
ER -