INSANITY AND WAR - THE GULF-WAR AND A PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTION

Authors
BENDOR A GELKOPF M SIGAL M
Citation
A. Bendor et al., INSANITY AND WAR - THE GULF-WAR AND A PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTION, American journal of psychotherapy, 47(3), 1993, pp. 424-442
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,"Psycology, Clinical",Psychiatry,Psychology
Journal title
American journal of psychotherapy → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029564
Volume
47
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
424 - 442
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9564(1993)47:3<424:IAW-TG>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
The impact of the Gulf War on psychiatric inmates and staff members in an Israeli psychiatric hospital was recorded during the crisis, using a questionnaire and direct observation. The results and observations are discussed in light of the patients' characteristics, and their soc ial, behavioral and cognitive deficiencies.