TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Ongoing exposure versus intense periodic exposure to military conflict and terror attacks in Israel
JO  - Journal of Traumatic Stress
A1  - Lahad, Mooli
A1  - Leykin, Dmitry
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - The manifestation of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in two clinical samples in Israel (N = 212) was examined. Individuals suffering ongoing exposure to shelling were compared with subjects exposed to intense periodic exposure. Elevated arousal and avoidance symptoms, but not intrusion were reported in the ongoing exposure group. When compared by age, young participants in the ongoing exposure group had significantly lower PTSD scores, whereas no differences were found between participants among the intense periodic exposure age groups. No gender differences in symptoms were found among participants from intense periodic exposure, whereas in the other ongoing group the difference was in avoidance. Results are discussed in light of past research on exposure to terrorism.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0894-9867
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jts.20583
ID  - ref1
ER  -