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January 17, 2008       Share:    

Source: http://haaretz.com/hasen/spages/945489.html

Study: Most Sderot Children Exhibit Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms

[Ha'aretz] Mijal Grinberg and Eli Ashkenazi - After seven years of rocket barrages by Palestinians in Gaza, 28% of adults and 30% of children in Sderot have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a study by Natal, the Israel Center for Victims of Terror and War. Some 75-94% of Sderot children aged 4-18 exhibit symptoms of post-traumatic stress, such as problems sleeping and concentrating. Dalia Yosef, director of Sderot's Hosen trauma center, asks, "How do you treat and prevent post-traumatic stress when it is not 'post'"?

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