Journal of Psychiatry

Raija-Leena Punamäki

Publications

• Research Article
  Prevalence and Mental Health Function of Resilience in Condition of Military Siege and Violence in a Palestinian Community Sample
  Author(s): Thabet AA, Ahmad Abu Tawahina, Raija-Leena Punamäki and Panos VostanisThabet AA, Ahmad Abu Tawahina, Raija-Leena Punamäki and Panos Vostanis
  
  Aims: The study had two aims: First, we assess the prevalence of resilience based on the person-based classification depicting a balance between the severity of trauma and occurrence of PTSD. Second, we examine the role of resilience characteristics of commitment, control and challenge in protecting children’s mental health from negative trauma impacts. Methods: The participants were 386 Palestinian children and adolescents from Gaza (age 13.41+2.96, 52.07% boys and 47.93% girls). The results revealed a 25% prevalence of resilient children, and resilience was more common in well-educated families and children from geographical areas exposed to heavily Israeli shelling and destruction. Children were interviewed by sociodemographic scale, Gaza Traumatic Events Checklist, Child Depression and Anxiety Scale, UCLA PTSD Index for DSM-IV-Adoles.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/Psychiatry.1000274

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