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| R DekelSummaryAffiliation: Bar-Ilan University Country: Israel Publications
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Posttraumatic stress and growth: the contribution of cognitive appraisal and sense of belonging to the countryRachel Dekel
Louis and Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
Health Soc Work 34:87-96. 2009..In addition, the findings show that most of the predictors contribute to either PTS or PTG, or predicted them differently. The discussion examines the results in light of the current literature on PTS and PTG...- Shelters for houseless youth: a follow-up evaluationRachel Dekel
School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
J Adolesc 26:201-12. 2003..Our findings lead to a typology of shelter uses, and also raise questions about the extent to which shelters achieve their declared goals... - Marital relations among former prisoners of war: contribution of posttraumatic stress disorder, aggression, and sexual satisfactionRachel Dekel
School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
J Fam Psychol 20:709-12. 2006..PTSD is related to decreased marital satisfaction, increased verbal aggression, and heightened sexual dissatisfaction among former POWs... - Secondary traumatization among wives of Israeli POWs: the role of POWs' distressRachel Dekel
School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 41:27-33. 2006..In addition, it assessed the role of several contributors to the wives' secondary traumatization: the husband's PTSD, the level of his verbal and physical aggression, and the wife's level of self-disclosure... - The impact of resource loss on Holocaust survivors facing war and terrorism in IsraelR Dekel
Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel 52900
Aging Ment Health 11:159-67. 2007..Resource loss, in turn, is associated with higher distress levels. Moreover, current loss of resources compounds the impact of earlier resource losses incurred during the Holocaust... - The contribution of social disability to the evaluation of mental disability among PTSD veteransRachel Dekel
School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
Isr J Psychiatry Relat Sci 41:237-47. 2004..Israeli veterans who claim for recognition of their mental disability and compensation undergo multi-professional assessments including a detailed psychosocial evaluation... - Therapeutic communities for drug addicts: prediction of long-term outcomesRachel Dekel
School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan 52900, Israel
Addict Behav 29:1833-7. 2004..In addition, high self-esteem and an independent locus of control (not believing that one's life was controlled by powerful others) were also associated with being clean at follow-up... - World assumptions and combat-related posttraumatic stress disorderRachel Dekel
Bob Shapell School of Social Work, Tel Aviv University, Israel
J Soc Psychol 144:407-20. 2004..In addition, the authors found a linear association between self-worth perceptions and levels of mental status. The authors examined the results of the study considering the extraordinary characteristics and meaning of war... - Is there intergenerational transmission of trauma? The case of combat veterans' childrenRachel Dekel
School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
Am J Orthopsychiatry 78:281-9. 2008..Little is also known about resilience and strengths that may mitigate or prevent the risk of intergenerational transmission of trauma... - Trapped in captivity: marital perceptions of wives of former prisoners of warRachel Dekel
School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
Women Health 42:1-18. 2005..The meaning of the results is discussed together with implications for practice... - Posttraumatic stress disorder and marital adjustment: the mediating role of forgivenessZahava Solomon
Bob Shappell School of Social Work, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Fam Process 48:546-58. 2009..In addition, men's perception of level of forgiveness mediated the relationship between their posttraumatic symptoms and their marital adjustment. The theoretical and clinical implications of these results are discussed... - The contribution of loneliness and posttraumatic stress disorder to marital adjustment following war captivity: a longitudinal studyZahava Solomon
Tel Aviv University, Adler Center, POB 39040, Tel Aviv 61390, Israel
Fam Process 47:261-75. 2008..The theoretical implications of loneliness for the marital relationships of traumatized ex-POWs are discussed... - Posttraumatic stress disorder among Israeli ex-prisoners of war 18 and 30 years after releaseZahava Solomon
Tel Aviv University, Israel
J Clin Psychiatry 66:1031-7. 2005..The psychological responses to captivity were measured in a sample of former prisoners of war (POWs) 18 and 30 years after release from captivity... - The relationships between posttraumatic stress symptom clusters and marital intimacy among war veteransZahava Solomon
Bob Shappell School of Social Work, Tel Aviv University, Israel
J Fam Psychol 22:659-66. 2008..The results point to the importance of self-disclosure and verbal violence as interpersonal mechanisms for the relations between posttraumatic symptoms on marital intimacy of ex-POWs... - Differentiation of the self and posttraumatic symptomatology among ex-POWs and their wivesZahava Solomon
The Adler Research Center for Child Welfare and Protection, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
J Marital Fam Ther 35:60-73. 2009..The unique characteristics of war captivity and the relationships between avoidance symptoms and cut-off were suggested as possible explanations... - Posttraumatic stress disorder and posttraumatic growth among Israeli ex-powsZahava Solomon
Adler Research Center, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel
J Trauma Stress 20:303-12. 2007..In addition, both linear and quadratic associations between PTSD and PTG were found. The authors discuss some unresolved issues related to assessment of PTG and salutary outcomes, and outline directions for future research... - Complex trauma of war captivity: a prospective study of attachment and post-traumatic stress disorderZ Solomon
The Adler Research Center for Child Welfare and Protection, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Psychol Med 38:1427-34. 2008..Victims of war captivity sometimes suffer from complex post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a unique form of PTSD that entails various alterations in personality. These alterations may involve changes in attachment orientation... - Posttraumatic stress disorder reactions among children with learning disabilities exposed to terror attacksRicky Finzi-Dottan
School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan 52900, Israel
Compr Psychiatry 47:144-51. 2006..The anxious attachment damages their self-regulation, intensifies their distress, and exacerbates the risk for PTSD. Hence, special attention and specific intervention are needed for youth with LD to enhance their coping strategies... - Posttraumatic distress and growth among wives of prisoners of war: the contribution of husbands' posttraumatic stress disorder and wives' own attachmentsRachel Dekel
Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel 52900
Am J Orthopsychiatry 77:419-26. 2007..Husbands' PTSD symptomatology, as well as higher levels of avoidance and anxiety dimensions of attachment, contributed positively to distress and to growth. Further studies on the unique predictors of growth are needed... - Empowerment, skills, and values: a comparative study of nurses and social workersHaya Itzhaky
School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan 52900, Israel
Int J Nurs Stud 41:447-55. 2004..The differences in empowerment, skills and values between social workers and nurses are discussed in light of their different professional roles and work environments... - Helping victims of terrorism: what makes social work effective?Haya Itzhaky
School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
Soc Work 50:335-43. 2005..The social workers' personal exposure to terrorism directly influenced the reduction of clients' distress and promotion of personal growth... - Comparing the distress of American and Israeli medical students studying in Israel during a period of terrorSusy Kovatz
New York State/American Programme, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Med Educ 40:389-93. 2006..Faculty needs to be aware that cultural factors may affect students' adjustment to the medical school environment... - Longitudinal study of acute stress disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder and dissociation following myocardial infarctionKarni Ginzburg
Bob Shapell School of Social Work, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
J Nerv Ment Dis 194:945-50. 2006..These findings may reflect either the development of two comorbid entities, or a presentation of a dissociative subtype of PTSD... - Factor structure and concurrent validity of the world assumptions scaleAsk Elklit
Department of Psychology, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
J Trauma Stress 20:291-301. 2007..08 to -.43. It is suggested that the WAS has adequate psychometric properties for use in both clinical and research settings... - Posttraumatic stress symptoms and fear of intimacy among treated and non-treated survivors who were children during the HolocaustEstel Cohen
AMCHA-The National Israeli Center for Psychosocial Support of Survivors of the Holocaust and the Second Generation, Israel
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 38:611-7. 2003..CONCLUSIONS: The findings point to the long-lasting impact of the Holocaust experience on child survivors, although they also demonstrate wide variability in survivors' long-term adjustment that should be further explored... - Clients' reasons for terminating psychotherapy: a quantitative and qualitative inquiryDavid Roe
Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research, Rutgers University, USA
Psychol Psychother 79:529-38. 2006..CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggest that psychotherapy termination may at times be required to facilitate the pursuit of personally meaningful goals...