Study: Sderot Teenagers Suffering from Chronic Anxiety

[Ha'aretz] Mijal Grinberg - The pupils at the state religious school Nativ Yeshivati in Sderot are particularly exposed to the difficult situation. Two of its pupils were wounded by a Kassam rocket on Tuesday night. In June, their school was hit by a rocket. A month ago, another schoolmate, Snir Suissa, was seriously injured. Research at the Education Department of Ben-Gurion University shows that the youth in Sderot suffer from chronic anxiety. "The symptoms of chronic anxiety are physical," said researcher Professor Shifra Sagy. "They are expressed in headaches, stomachaches, shivers, and difficulties in sleeping."


2006-12-28 01:00:00

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