A Prospective Study of Risk and Resilience Factors Associated With Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Depression Symptoms Among Jews and Arabs Exposed to Repeated Acts of Terrorism in Israel

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 291-311

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^e KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^g RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

depression; ethnocentrism; political violence; posttraumatic growth; posttraumatic stress; posttraumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952108111     PISSN: 19429681     EISSN: 1942969X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0017586     Document Type: Article

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