Coping with the aftermath of terror-resilience of ZAKA body handlers

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 593-604

  Solomon, Zahava ^a   Berger, Rony ^b,c  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b Israel Trauma Center for Victims of Terror and War   (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Body handling; Coping; Psychological terror

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DISASTER PLANNING; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERCEPTION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; TERRORISM;

EID: 18844400023     PISSN: 10926771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J146v10n01_17     Document Type: Article

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