Browsing by Autor "Amer Shehadeh"

Now showing 1 - 3 of 3

Associations between mental health symptoms in Palestinian captives' wives and in their children
(2017) Amer Shehadeh; Ilse Derluyn; Johan Vanderfaeillie; Wolfgang Jacquet; Gerrit Loots
Background: Since 1967, the Palestinian Occupied Territories are marked by a protracted political conflict. During this conflict, about one fifth of the Palestinians have been detained; one third is married. Although parental detention negatively impacts family member's psychological wellbeing, little is known about the associations between the mental health of mothers and adolescents psychological wellbeing. Therefore, this study aimed at investigating the relationship between mother's mental health and children's psychological wellbeing of home is having husbands/ fathers in Israeli prisons.
The association between parental imprisonment and the mental health of Palestinian adolescents
(Wiley, 2015) Amer Shehadeh; Gerrit Loots; Johan Vanderfaeillie; Ilse Derluyn
Detention of fathers in the context of protracted armed conflicts has a large impact on adolescents' mental health. Besides an overall plea to end armed conflicts as fast as possible, the study also delineates considerable implications for the support and care for these adolescents and their families.
The Impact of Parental Detention on the Psychological Wellbeing of Palestinian Children
(Public Library of Science, 2015) Amer Shehadeh; Gerrit Loots; Johan Vanderfaeillie; Ilse Derluyn
This study shows the important impact of parental detention on the psychological wellbeing for young children and urges for more psychological care and support for family members--in particular children--of detainees.