Speaker: Elena Molchanova

Topic: "Culturally shaped manifestations of PTSD in Kyrgyzstan" 

Date: 29.11.2019

Time: 11:00 pm

Room 314

Number of students: 40

About speaker: Elena Molchanova, AUCA professor, Chair of Scientific Advisory Board of VIRTIS (Veteran, Immigrant, and Refugee Institute of Sacramento): http://www.virtis-ptsd.org/about_virtis.php

Kyrgyz Association of Clinical Psychologists, Psychotherapists & Psychiatrists: http://www.psychiatrkg.org/

American Psychological Association: http://apa.org/

World Psychiatric Association: http://www.wpa.org

World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH): http://www.wfmh.org/

Summary of lecture: Speaker has been talking about Kyrgyz-Uzbek clash in 2010 and its consequences for the mental health of community members, highlighted psychological and psychiatric aspects of the problem and their connectedness to the government policy and citizens’ behavior. Somatoform symptoms related to PTSD and depression were discussed.

After lecture had finished, audience has been asking questions about treatment peculiarities and ethic issues.