The successful re-integration of traumatised soldiers in society is a complex undertaking. Combatants and their families and friends are faced with major challenges in their attempts to ensure a smooth transition back into civilian life. What approaches should be employed in therapeutic and intervention techniques? What are the chances of success? What experiences and negative factors are primarily encountered in the armed conflicts of the present day? What can be done to achieve the social re-integration of traumatised soldiers?
The presenter STEPHAN LOHR (NDR Kultur) leads a discussion with: PROF. DR. THOMAS ELBERT neuropsychologist, University of Konstanz PROF. DR. BERND GREINER historian and political scientist, Hamburg Institute for Social Research JONATHAN SCHNITT journalist, author of “Foxtrott 4. Sechs Monate mit deutschen Soldaten in Afghanistan” [Foxtrot 4: six months with German soldiers in Afghanistan] and OBERST-ARZT PD DR. MED. PETER ZIMMERMANN psychiatrist and psychotherapist, Bundeswehrkrankenhaus [German army hospital] Berlin.
DURATION ca. 60 minutes / no interval
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You can hear a broadcast of this Herrenhausen discussion on 15 June at 20:00 in the series “Sonntagsstudio” on NDR Kultur (in Hanover on 98.7).
An event by the Volkswagen Foundation in cooperation with the KunstFestSpielen Herrenhausen