Department of Psychiatry, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
The Global Enrichment Foundation, Canmore, AB, Canada.
Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2014 Sep 1;5. doi: 10.3402/ejpt.v5.24390. eCollection 2014.
In 2008, Amanda Lindhout was kidnapped by a group of extremists while traveling as a freelance journalist in Somalia. She and a colleague were held captive for more than 15 months, released only after their families paid a ransom. In this interview, Amanda discusses her experiences in captivity and her ongoing recovery from this experience with Katherine Porterfield, Ph.D. a clinical psychologist at the Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture. Specifically, Amanda describes the childhood experiences that shaped her thirst for travel and knowledge, the conditions of her kidnapping, and her experiences after she was released from captivity. Amanda outlines the techniques that she employed to survive in the early aftermath of her capture, and how these coping strategies changed as her captivity lengthened. She reflects on her transition home, her recovery process, and her experiences with mental health professionals. Amanda's insights provide an example of resilience in the face of severe, extended trauma to researchers, clinicians, and survivors alike. The article ends with an discussion of the ways that Amanda's coping strategies and recovery process are consistent with existing resilience literature. Amanda's experiences as a hostage, her astonishing struggle for physical and mental survival, and her life after being freed are documented in her book, co-authored with Sara Corbett, A House in the Sky.
2008 年，阿曼达·林德豪特在索马里作为自由记者旅行时被一群极端分子绑架。她和一位同事被关押了 15 个多月，直到他们的家人支付了赎金才获释。在这次采访中，阿曼达与凯瑟琳·波特菲尔德博士（临床心理学家，Bellevue/NYU 酷刑幸存者项目）讨论了她在囚禁中的经历，以及她从这段经历中持续恢复的情况。具体来说，阿曼达描述了塑造她对旅行和知识的渴望的童年经历、她被绑架的条件，以及她被释放后的经历。阿曼达概述了她在被俘初期使用的生存技巧，以及随着被囚时间的延长，这些应对策略是如何变化的。她反思了自己的回国过渡、康复过程，以及与心理健康专业人员的经历。阿曼达的洞察力为研究人员、临床医生和幸存者提供了一个在严重、长期创伤面前保持韧性的范例。文章最后讨论了阿曼达的应对策略和康复过程与现有韧性文献的一致性。她的人质经历、她对身体和精神生存的惊人挣扎，以及她获释后的生活都记录在她与萨拉·科贝特合著的书《天空之屋》中。
