TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - The effects of violence and terrorism on chronic physical illness
JO  - Harefuah
A1  - Vinker, Shlomo
A1  - Shifman-Poran, Chani
A1  - Kitai, Eliezer
SP  - 639
EP  - 42, 704
VL  - 145
IS  - 9
N2  - Over the past few years more than a thousand Israeli civilians were murdered and thousands were wounded in recurrent terrorist attacks. Many others had been exposed to the terrorists' attacks, either directly or indirectly. However, the impact of the terror on physical illness had not yet been explored. Stress may cause diseases like hypertension or ischemic heart diseases and may exaggerate asthma, inflammatory bowel diseases and others; this is in addition to posttraumatic disorders, depression and anxiety. This article reviews the influence of stress, and especially conflicts, on chronic physical illness and aims to encourage further research on this subject in Israel.<p />  <p>Language: he</p>
LA  - he
SN  - 0017-7768
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -