Teens pay high psychiatric toll when raised in conditions of political conflict
Thursday, July 24, 2014 - 19:31
in Psychology & Sociology
Israeli youths exposed to protracted conflict suffer far higher levels of anxiety, phobia, fear, depression, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and paranoia than their counterparts in the US. The largest cross-sectional empirical study of its kind, the research assessed youths exposed to terrorism, missile attacks, war, forced residential relocations, and military operations.