Post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety among Gaza Strip adolescents in the wake of the second Uprising (Intifada)
Child Abuse & NeglectPublished 1 July 2007
Salman Elbedour, Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie, Jess Ghannam, Janine A. Whitcome, Fadel Abu Hein
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A canonical discriminant analysis revealed that adolescents diagnosed with PTSD tended to be those who reported the highest levels of depression, anxiety, and positive reappraisal coping, and the lowest levels of seeking guidance and support coping.
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These results indicate that a significant proportion of Palestinian adolescents living in the Gaza Strip are experiencing serious psychological distress.
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