Psychosomatic symptoms among hospital physicians during the Gaza War: a repeated cross-sectional study.

Research regarding psychosomatic symptoms among hospital physicians during armed conflict is scarce. The current study compared psychosomatic symptoms of exposed and unexposed hospital physicians in two studies. The studies were conducted during 2009 and included a survey of two random samples of hospital physicians, one conducted during the Gaza War and the other conducted six months later.

Correlations between psychosocial factors and psychological trauma symptoms among rescue personnel.

During large-scale, sudden-onset disasters, rescue personnel experience severe stress due to the brief window of opportunity for saving lives. Following the earthquake in Haiti, rescue personnel worked in Port-au-Prince under harsh conditions in order to save lives and extricate bodies. Reactions to this disaster among rescue personnel were examined using self-report questionnaires.

Psychiatric symptoms and psychosocial functioning among hospital personnel during the Gaza War: a repeated cross-sectional study.

Studies of mental health among hospital personnel during armed conflict are scarce and usually include single time point investigations without a comparison group. The authors compared the psychiatric symptoms and psychosocial functioning of exposed and unexposed hospital personnel at two time points. The research was conducted during 2009 and included a survey of two random samples of hospital personnel (physicians and nurses), one collected during the Gaza War and the other 6 months later.

Comorbidity of posttraumatic stress symptoms and depressive symptoms among gastric cancer patients.

Purpose: The present study aimed to examine the association between clinical level of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and clinical level of depression among gastric cancer patients. The main hypothesis was that most gastric cancer patients with clinical level of PTSD symptoms will suffer from clinical level of depression.

Methods: Participants were 123 consecutive gastric outpatients at stage I-IV recruited from the oncology unit at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center.