The Coping Behavior of Nazi Concentration Camp Survivors

JOEL E. DIMSDALEAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 131, Number 7

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.7.792

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This study of coping strategies reports on interviews with 19 survivors of Nazi concentration camps. The subjects, relatively healthy survivors who were not severely psychiatrically disabled, were interviewed in Jerusalem and the San Francisco Bay area. The author presents a classification of coping strategies in extreme stress situations and discusses the long-term effectiveness of certain of these strategies.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 131 • Number 7 • July 1974

Pages: 792 - 797

PubMed: 4834818

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Published in print: July 1974

Published online: 12 February 2015

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JOEL E. DIMSDALE

Clinical fellow and resident, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass. 02114

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The Coping Behavior of Nazi Concentration Camp Survivors

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