Lijtmaer Ruth M
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Psychoanal Rev. 2017 Dec;104(6):687-694. doi: 10.1521/prev.2017.104.6.687.
When a country is engulfed in war, or overrun by a dictator who begins killing, its citizens are forced to flee. In such situations, the only compassionate response is to take people in. With the ongoing mass migration to Europe, these refugees pay smugglers to take them to safety, but there is no safe place to go since nobody wants them. They leave in a rush to save their lives and their families due to political and religious fear, death threats, rape of women, or forced labor. They do not have time to mourn the losses, there is no time for "ideal migration" where destination countries can choose whom they will take in. The initial hope and dream to escape to a safe "haven" is transformed into a nightmare of humiliation and fear. These asylum seekers will be or already are suffering from PTSD due to massive psychic trauma.
当一个国家陷入战争，或被一个开始杀戮的独裁者统治时，其公民被迫逃离。在这种情况下，唯一富有同情心的回应就是接纳这些人。随着持续不断的大规模移民潮涌向欧洲，这些难民付钱给蛇头，让他们带自己去安全的地方，但由于没人愿意接纳他们，根本没有安全的去处。由于政治和宗教恐惧、死亡威胁、妇女被强奸或被迫劳动，他们匆忙逃离以拯救自己和家人的生命。他们没有时间哀悼损失，也没有时间进行“理想的移民”，即目的地国家可以选择接纳哪些人。最初逃往安全“避难所”的希望和梦想变成了屈辱和恐惧的噩梦。这些寻求庇护者由于巨大的精神创伤，将会或已经患有创伤后应激障碍。
