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Migrant minds, adolescent minds. Advancing on the margin: from the unthinkable trauma to the words of pain

Abstract

The article examines traumatic nodes related to migration and rootlessness, especially in adolescent situations. In particular the traumatic memories and the transformations of body experiences in the migratory transits are analyzed. Finally, particular attention is given to the complex relational dynamics that are established in accommodation centers where operators are often “collecting” in their minds unsustainable traumatic elements that immigrants bring with them.

Keywords
migrations; adolescence; traumatic memories; testimony

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