Trauma exposure and posttraumatic reactions in a community sample of Bedouin members of the Israel Defense Forces

Caspi, Yael; Saroff, Ortal; Suleimani, Najla; Klein, Ehud

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“…Our results also coincide with those of Caspi et al, (2008), who found that among Bedouin veterans of the Israeli defense forces, that it was the combination of trauma exposure and psychological distress that was associated with physical health disorder. Caspi et al's (2008) study is especially informative as they included health impairments in daily functioning, physician-diagnosed medical conditions, and health visits. Similarly, O'Toole, and Catts (2008) found that it was through trauma's influence on psychological distress that veterans' health was found to be impaired.…”

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“…Few studies, however, have examined the impact of war and political turmoil in low income countries or the predictors of symptoms of PTS and depression in such contexts (Basoglu et al, 2005; Cardozo et al, 2000; de Jong et al, 2001; Pham, Weinstein, & Longman, 2004; Vinck, Pham, Stover, & Weinstein, 2007). Moreover, there has been little attempt to examine how physical health is affected in these circumstances and how physical health might be related to psychological distress (Caspi, Saroff, Suleimani, & Klein, 2008). …”

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Political violence, psychological distress, and perceived health: A longitudinal investigation in the Palestinian authority.

Hobfoll¹,

Hall²,

Canetti³

2012

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

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One thousand one hundred and ninety six Palestinian adults living in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem were interviewed beginning in September 2007 and again at 6-and 12-month intervals. Using structural equation modeling, we focused on the effects of exposure to political violence, psychosocial and economic resource loss, and social support, on psychological distress, and the association of each of these variables on subjective health. Our proposed mediation model was partially supported. Exposure to political violence, psychosocial resource loss, and social support were related to subjective health, fully mediated by their relationship with psychological distress. Female sex and being older were also directly related to poorer subjective health and partially mediated via psychological distress. Greater economic resource loss, lower income, and poorer education were directly related to poor subjective health. An alternative model exploring subjective health as a mediator of psychological distress revealed that subjective health partially mediated the relationship between resource loss and psychological distress. The associate between female sex, education, income, and age on psychological distress were fully mediated by subjective health. Social support and exposure to political violence were directly related to psychological distress. These results were discussed in terms of the importance of resource loss on both mental and physical health in regions of chronic political violence and potential intervention strategies. KeywordsPTSD; resource loss; trauma; political violence; occupation; war; health Political-military occupation, conflict, and violence may have substantial public health implications, affecting both mental and physical health. In low income regions of the world, political violence may also result in a critical deterioration in economic conditions, educational and social services, availability of food and goods, and the availability of employment and income (Cardozo, Vergara, Agani, & Gotway, 2000;Johnson & Thompson, 2008;de Jong et al., 2001; Ai Al, Person & Ubelhor, 2002) . The little researchPublisher's Disclaimer: The following manuscript is the final accepted manuscript. It has not been subjected to the final copyediting, fact-checking, and proofreading required for formal publication. It is not the definitive, publisher-authenticated version. The American Psychological Association and its Council of Editors disclaim any responsibility or liabilities for errors or omissions of this manuscript version, any version derived from this manuscript by NIH, or other third parties. The published version is available at www.apa.org/journals/tra NIH Public Access Author ManuscriptPsychol Trauma. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2013 January 1. Published in final edited form as:Psychol Trauma. 2012 January 1; 4(1): 9-21. doi:10.1037/a0018743. NIH-PA Author ManuscriptNIH-PA Author Manuscript NIH-PA Author Manuscript in this field has mainly focused on mental health outcomes of poli...

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Political violence, psychological distress, and perceived health: A longitudinal investigation in the Palestinian authority.

Hobfoll¹,

Hall²,

Canetti³

2012

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

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“…A careful reading of the study by Caspi et al [12] on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a group of Bedouin members of the Israel Defence Forces suggests that 14.5% of the 317 interviewed participants had PTSD and 11.1% had AUD diagnosed using the SCID. About 5.1% had both PTSD and AUD (35% of those with PTSD had AUD).…”

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Epidemiology of comorbid substance use and psychiatric disorders in Asia

Thirthalli

Kumar

Arunachal

2012

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

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Interesting regional differences exist in the rates of comorbidity both across the Asian countries and between these countries and the west. Genetic and socio-cultural differences may be responsible for these differences. Methodologically sound, multicenter studies, involving several Asian countries, specifically examining the epidemiology of comorbidity between SUDs and psychiatric disorders, will have the potential to provide useful insights in this regard.

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“…The sample, composed of 129 Bedouin women and their husbands, is a subset of Bedouin households recruited from one large village in the Western Galilee region in northern Israel for a community-based study examining trauma exposure and rate of PTSD among Bedouin servicemen (Caspi et al, 2008). Recruiters from the village's five tribal families conducted door-to-door enrollment of potential participants from households identified as having members in the Israel Defense Forces service.…”

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“…The current study is based on unique research with Bedouin households recruited to examine trauma exposure and rate of posttraumatic disorders in Bedouin men serving in the Israel Defense Forces (Caspi, Saroff, Suleimani, & Klein, 2008). Our initial study found high rates of trauma exposure (75%) among the 317 Bedouin male participants.…”

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Bedouin wives on the home front: Living with men serving in the Israel Defense Forces

Caspi

Slobodin

Kämmerer

et al. 2010

Journal of Traumatic Stress

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This community-based study examined emotional and somatic symptoms of 129 Bedouin women whose husbands serve in the Israel Defense Forces. Wives of men diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) reported more symptoms than wives of men diagnosed with other disorders and wives of men with no diagnosis. Findings indicate that not only was PTSD in Bedouin servicemen positively associated with their wives' symptoms of posttraumatic stress and depression and somatic complaints, but that this relationship was fully mediated by husbands' aggression. Unraveling the special circumstances of women from traditional backgrounds faced with the devastating effects of husbands' combat-related posttraumatic pathology may inform an approach to the concept of vicarious trauma that is more specific to non-Western societies.

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Trauma exposure and posttraumatic reactions in a community sample of Bedouin members of the Israel Defense Forces

Abstract: Detection of PTSD among Bedouin servicemen necessitates deliberate diagnostic efforts within primary care settings.

Cited by 18 publications

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Political violence, psychological distress, and perceived health: A longitudinal investigation in the Palestinian authority.

Political violence, psychological distress, and perceived health: A longitudinal investigation in the Palestinian authority.

Epidemiology of comorbid substance use and psychiatric disorders in Asia

Bedouin wives on the home front: Living with men serving in the Israel Defense Forces

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