Open AccessEffect of trauma on the mental health of Palestinian children and mothers in the Gaza Strip
Author(s) -
Thabet Aa,
Yacine Abed,
Panos Vostanis
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
eastern mediterranean health journal/eastern mediterranean health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1687-1634
pISSN - 1020-3397
DOI - 10.26719/2001.7.3.413
Subject(s) - general health questionnaire , checklist , gaza strip , mental health , medicine , traumatic stress , psychiatry , symptom checklist 90 , clinical psychology , psychology , palestine , history , ancient history , somatization , cognitive psychology
A cross-sectional study was conducted among 286 Palestinian children 9-18 years of age and their mothers in the Gaza Strip. Traumatic events recollected by children living in areas of conflict, the prevalence of post-traumatic stress reactions and the relationship between children’s and mothers’ mental health were investigated. The Gaza Traumatic Events Checklist, Impact of Event Scale [IES] and General Health Questionnaire [GHQ] were used to measure outcome. Children experienced on average four traumatic events; one-third reported significant post-traumatic stress reactions. IES scores were higher among girls and mothers’ GHQ scores significantly predicted children’s IES scores.