Trauma in antiquity: 4000 year old post-traumatic reactions?

Stress and Health

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 121-125

  Ben Ezra, Menachem ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Antiquity; Cuneiform tablets; Post traumatic reactions; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HISTORY; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MENTAL STRESS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTION; RELIGION;

EID: 4444262711     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.1003     Document Type: Article

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