Confidence in Iron Dome, coupled with resilience, can reduce PTSD symptoms

Thursday, May 19, 2016 - 13:21 in Psychology & Sociology

Belief in the success of the Iron Dome air defense system, coupled with a strong sense of resilience (an inner trait that results in positive adaptation to trauma), can reduce post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, suggests a new study examining PTSD symptoms in Israeli civilians following Operation Protective Edge, the Israel-Gaza conflict in 2014.

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