Psychological symptomatology among Palestinian male and female adolescents living under political violence 2004-2005

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-56

  Lev Wiesel, Rachel ^b   Al Krenawi, Alean ^a   Sehwail, Mahmud A ^c  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^c CENTER FOR VICTIMS OF TORTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Gender; Palestinians; Political violence; Psychological symptomatology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRIEF SYMPTOM INVENTORY; DEMOGRAPHY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PALESTINE; POLITICAL SYSTEM; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ARABS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; POLITICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VIOLENCE;

EID: 33847351801     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10597-006-9060-9     Document Type: Article

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