Holocaust Survivors and the Crisis of Aging
- 1 April 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services
- Vol. 72 (4) , 226-232
- https://doi.org/10.1177/104438949107200405
Abstract
The author discusses aging as an especially traumatic crisis for survivors of the Nazi Holocaust. Survivor guilt, unresolved mourning, and strained relations with the next generation are prominent among this group. Treatment difficulties are examined. Although this article focuses on Holocaust survivors, some of the suggestions offered are relevant to other groups that have survived massive psychic trauma.Keywords
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