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Trauma in Modern Society
Luiza Seklecka, Barbara Wachowicz,KorynaLewandowska,
Tadeusz Marek, and Waldemar Karwowski
INTRODUCTION
Because the link between the culture, individuals, and the brain began to be investigated, it is known
that many factors related to cultural variables may affect both the causes of post-traumatic stress
disorder (PTSD) and its clinical manifestation (Marsella 2010). In the time of globalization and
extensive migration, it is particularly important to understand that not only Western economy, poli-
tics, culture, and psychology, but also non-Western and intercultural approaches constitute grounds
for trauma-related ...