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4.4 Embitterment and Forgiveness in the context of the Confict in Northern Ireland

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Embitterment

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What is striking about Linden’s (Linden et al. 2007) description of what he has labeled “posttraumatic embitterment disorder (PTED)” is the resonances it has with the impact of political conflict in Northern Ireland.

The work report here was made possible by the generous financial support of the the Templeton Foundation, the Russell Sage Foundation, the Economic and Social Research Council (UK) and the Equality Directorate Research Branch, Office of the First Minister & Deputy First Minister (NI). We would also like to acknowledge the editorial assistance of Angela Brown.

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  1. Psychology Research Institute, School of Psychology, University of Ulster, Coleraine campus Cromore Road, Coleraine Co., Londonderry, BT52 1SA, Northern Ireland

    Ed Cairns

  2. Department of Experimental Psychology, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3UD, UK

    Miles Hewstone

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  1. Department of Behavioral and Psychosomatic Medicine, Rehabilitation Centre Seehof, Teltow/Berlin, Germany

    Michael Linden

  2. Department of Psychopathology and Clinical Intervention, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

    Andreas Maercker

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Cairns, E., Hewstone, M. (2011). 4.4 Embitterment and Forgiveness in the context of the Confict in Northern Ireland. In: Linden, M., Maercker, A. (eds) Embitterment. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-99741-3_18

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