Cultural Perspectives on the Aftereffects of Combat Trauma: Review of a Community Study of Bedouin IDF Servicemen and Their Families

Cultural Perspectives on the Aftereffects of Combat Trauma: Review of a Community Study of Bedouin IDF Servicemen and Their Families

Combat trauma may affect servicemen from indigenous, traditional communities in ways that warrant special attention. The Bedouins, who enlist in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) voluntarily, represent a unique, closed, collectivist cultural minority, potentially in a predicament in light of ongoing s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yael Caspi, Ortal Slobodin, Ehud Klein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Rambam Health Care Campus 2015-04-01
Series:Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal
Subjects:
Bedouins
combat trauma
IDF
PTSD
Online Access:http://rmmj.org.il/Pages/ArticleHTM.aspx?manuId=490

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