BACKGROUND War-related traumata in childhood and young-adulthood may have long-lasting negative effects on mental health. The focus of recent research has shifted to examine positive adaption despite traumatic experiences, i.e. resilience. We investigated personal and environmental factors associated with resilience in a sample of elderly Austrians (N = 293) who reported traumatic experiences i...

Kei: Kutemukan Cinta di Tengah Perang (2013) is a novel by Erni Aladjai that tells the dark events of Ambon civil war 1999 occurred in (Kei Islands). The problem this research how author reconstructs memory and trauma caused psychic wounds for survivors, becomes middle voice. descriptive analysis method was used to look at narrative as well text gave rise construction traumatic memory. Meanwhil...

led to the enactment of a new Introduction • Be a World War II veteran who title VIII of the Social Security served in the U.S. military at some On December 14, 1999, President Act, “Special Benefits for point from September 16, 1940, and Clinton signed the Foster Care IndepenCertain World War II through July 24, 1947, or who dence Act of 1999, Public Law 106-169. Veterans.” It describes the se...

The invasion of Ukraine has been difficult to watch for individuals around the world. Feelings disbelief and helplessness arise as violent images murdered children, bombed apartment buildings shelters, fleeing families waiting in freezing temperatures at border crossings flash across our screens. This is especially challenging survivors World War II (WWII) their descendants, particularly Holoca...

OBJECTIVES To assess the frequency of fibromyalgia among a population of Holocaust survivors in Israel as well as the occurrence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and concurrent psychiatric symptoms, including depression and anxiety among survivors. METHODS Eighty-three survivors of the Nazi Holocaust and 65 age-matched individuals not exposed to Nazi occupation were recruited. Physica...

BACKGROUND To describe the mental health status of 78 child and adolescent survivors of post-war landmine explosions. METHODS Child and adolescent survivors of landmine explosions who were younger than 18 years old at the time of the study were identified and enrolled in this study. The mental health status of the participants was assessed by general health assessment and psychiatric examinat...

the imposed war which changed into the holy defense through shiite discourse, was one of the most important tests of the revolution after the islamic revolution victory. in fact, the imposed war caused the shiite discourse as the dominant discourse in the islamic republic of iran to show its potential capacities once again by the clergy foundation and imam khomeini, in particular. changing into...

BACKGROUND Research in crisis areas indicate that survivors' responses to the forced disappearance of family members are similar to reactions to other traumatic events. The aim of this study was to determine the presence of symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in women with war missing family members in Bosnia and Herzegovina 18 years after the war in this region (1992-1995). SUBJ...

Triage, or “to sort,” had its genesis in war. In battles marked by frontal assault tactics, fields were covered with the wounded and the dead during and after the battle. Until the Napoleonic wars, however, there was no triage: medical care was not routinely offered on the battlefield, and the survivors self-identified through the test of time. Separating the living from the dead then occurred ...