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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12358/25632
TitleII: Emotional and behavioural problems and trauma exposure of school‐age Palestinian children in Gaza: Some preliminary findings
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An international research team was established to design and implement a community‐based, cross‐section epidemiological survey of 669 school‐age Palestinian children and their families living in the Gaza Strip. Several psychometric instruments were utilized for measuring mental health outcomes, including the Ontario Child Health Scale (OCHS) for measuring childhood emotional and behavioural problems, and the Child Post‐traumatic Stress Reaction Index (CPTS‐RI) to measure post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Lifetime trauma exposure was assessed by using the Health Reach Modified War Questionnaire. It was found that children and adolescents from age six to 16 have high prevalence rates of conduct, attention deficit‐hyperactivity disorders and PTSD. These rates are higher than those reported internationally on children in non‐conflict areas. A significant correlation was found between higher …

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Miller, Thomas
Elmasri, Mustafa
Allodt, Federico
Qouta, Samir
TypeJournal Article
Date1999
Published inMedicine, Conflict and Survival
SeriesVolume: 15, Number: 4
PublisherTaylor & Francis Group
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