ERIC Number: EJ821994
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Publication Date: 2009-Jan
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Risk Factors, Resilience, and Psychological Distress among Holocaust and Nonholocaust Survivors in the Post-9/11 Environment
Lamet, Ann; Szuchman, Lenore; Perkel, Linda; Walsh, Sandra
Educational Gerontology, v35 n1 p32-46 Jan 2009
Many older adults have experienced or witnessed devastating life events including wars, hurricanes, and explosions. This study examined retraumatization and the relationship between certain risk factors, resilience, and psychological distress in the post-9/11 environment among 120 community-dwelling older adults. Results indicate that Holocaust survivors suffered more posttraumatic symptoms during the ongoing War on Terrorism than a comparison group. A significant contributor to posttraumatic symptomatology was anxiety followed by sense of safety, and survivor status. Clinicians should anticipate that older adults exposed again to trauma may experience posttraumatic symptomatology. Health-care practitioners should focus on distant history of trauma when assessing older adults for posttraumatic stress. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Risk, Older Adults, Mental Health, Emotional Disturbances, Comparative Analysis, Personality Traits, Death, Terrorism, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Anxiety, Safety, History, Therapy, Health Services
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Language: English
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