Political violence and the Palestinian family : implications for mental health and well-being / Vivian Khamis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Khamis, Vivian.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political violence--West Bank--Psychological aspects.

Political violence.

Political violence--Gaza Strip--Psychological aspects.

Families--Mental health--West Bank.

Families.

Families--Mental health--Gaza Strip.

Intifada, 1987-1993--Psychological aspects.

Intifada, 1987-1993.

Psychological aspects.

War victims--Mental health--West Bank.

War victims.

War victims--Mental health--Gaza Strip.

Palestinian Arabs--Mental health.

Palestinian Arabs.

Mental health.

War victims--Mental health.

Families--Mental health.

Gaza Strip.

West Bank.

Physical Description:

xv, 144 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Haworth Maltreatment and Trauma Press, [2000]

Contents:

Chapter 1. An Overview of Political Victimization 1

Conceptual Issues in Traumatic Stress 5

Chapter 2. Methodology 19

Part I Quantitative Study 21

Part II Qualitative Study 31

Chapter 3. Trauma, Mental Health, and Mediators 37

Mental Health Status 38

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 41

Psychiatric Symptomatology 45

Chapter 4. The Psychosocial Contexts of Political Traumas 59

Section I Themes and Narratives 59

Section II Posttrauma Environment and Recovery 79

Chapter 5. Conclusions and an Agenda for Action 85

Psychological Sequelae of Political Traumas 85

Prevention and Intervention Considerations 86

Institutional Injustice 90

Social Support Mediators 91

Sociopolitical Mediators 94

Social Policy 96

Research Implications 97

Appendix A Factor Structure with Loadings for the Psychiatric Symptoms Index Obtained by Ilfeld and Pilot Study (N = 150) 101

Appendix B Factor Structure with Loadings for the Well-Being Scale (N = 150) 103

Appendix C Factor Structure with Loadings for the Trauma-Induced Stress Scale (N = 150) 105

Appendix D Factor Structure with Loadings for the Role Strains Scale (N = 150) 107

Appendix E Factor Structure with Loadings for the Ideology Scale (N = 150) 109

Appendix F Factor Structure with Loadings for the Social Support Scale (N = 150) 111

Appendix G Factor Structure with Loadings for the Coping Scale (N = 150) 115

Appendix H Factor Structure with Loadings for the Sociopolitical Satisfaction Scale (N = 150) 119.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-135) and index.

ISBN:

078900898X

0789011123

OCLC:

43287773