THE IMPACT OF WAR ON THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL-HEALTH OF THE FAMILY - THE LEBANESE EXPERIENCE

Authors
FARHOOD L ZURAYK H CHAYA M SAADEH F MESHEFEDJIAN G SIDANI T
Citation
L. Farhood et al., THE IMPACT OF WAR ON THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL-HEALTH OF THE FAMILY - THE LEBANESE EXPERIENCE, Social science & medicine, 36(12), 1993, pp. 1555-1567
Citations number
31
Categorie Soggetti
Social Sciences, Biomedical
Journal title
Social science & medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
02779536
Volume
36
Issue
12
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1555 - 1567
Database
ISI
SICI code
0277-9536(1993)36:12<1555:TIOWOT>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
This paper addresses the impact of war-related stressful life events o n the health of families living through the war conditions prevailing in Lebanon for the past 12 years. Health outcome is represented by ind icators of somatization, depression, psychological symptoms, interpers onal relations and marital relations. Associations are described betwe en elements of war stress and the health outcome variables for mothers , fathers and adolescents in a sample of Beirut families. The role of the mediating factors of social support and social class is also discu ssed.