The association of exposure, risk, and resiliency factors with PTSD among Jews and Arabs exposed to repeated acts of terrorism in Israel

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 9-21

  Hobfoll, Stevan E ^a,b   Canetti Nisim, Daphna ^c,d   Johnson, Robert J ^e   Palmieri, Patrick A ^b   Varley, Joseph D ^b   Galea, Sandro ^f  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARAB; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ISRAEL; JEW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERRORISM;

EID: 41549120595     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.20307     Document Type: Article

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