Trajectories of Post-traumatic Stress Symptoms (PTSS) after Major War among Palestinian Children: Trauma, Family- and Child-Related Predictors

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240 Palestinian children and their parents completed assessments of Post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) 3, 5, and 11 months after the war in Gaza. Post-traumatic stress symptoms followed one of three trajectories: recovery (high initial stress followed by a decrease), resistant (low stress across time), and increasing (high initial stress followed by an increase).

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Punamäki, R. L., Palosaari, E., Diab, M., Peltonen, K., & Qouta, S. R. (2015). Trajectories of posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) after major war among Palestinian children: Trauma, family-and child-related predictors. Journal of Affective Disorders, 172, 133-140. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2014.09.021