Hypothesize that the severity of PTSD depends on the social structures around a person (probably both before and after the trauma). Inspired vaguely by the Rat Park experiment which linked social effects with psycholgical effects.
Unknown are details of exactly what features of social structures around a person.
PTSD is most famously associated with soldiers returning from the battlefield. It is surprising that the military does not have a detailed model of who gets PTSD more than others, even though there is obviously variation between soldiers, and they have lots of data.
It might be that the people most prone to PTSD unfortunately get recruited into the military: military is often a last resort for those who cannot succeed elsewhere, but success elsewhere is often a result of social structures around a person.
No comments :
Post a Comment