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The influence of war and terrorism on posttraumatic distress among Israeli children

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Danny Brom ,
Ruth Pat-Horenczyk  and
Naomi L. Baum
Danny Brom
Affiliation:
Israel Center for the Treatment of Psychotrauma Hebrew University of Jerusalem, email dbrom@netvision.net.il
Ruth Pat-Horenczyk
Affiliation:
Israel Center for the Treatment of Psychotrauma Hebrew University of Jerusalem, email dbrom@netvision.net.il
Naomi L. Baum
Affiliation:
Israel Center for the Treatment of Psychotrauma
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The Middle East has been in conflict for many decades and wars have become the ‘normative reality’ of children residing in the area. Questions have been raised about children's vulnerability to the stresses that come with living in a war area. Are children more resilient because they are more flexible in their ways of coping? Or are children more vulnerable because their psychological development is influenced by the environment?

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Thematic Papers – Children Caught Up In Conflict
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International Psychiatry , Volume 8 , Issue 4 , November 2011 , pp. 82 - 83
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists 2011

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