Holocaust survivors and immigrants : late life adaptations / Boaz Kahana, Zev Harel, and Eva Kahana.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Plenum series on stress and coping.
Main Author:	Kahana, Boaz
Other Authors:	Harel, Zev Kahana, Eva
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Springer, [2005], ©2005.
Series:	Plenum series on stress and coping.
Subjects:	Adaptability (Psychology) Holocaust survivors > United States > Psychology. Holocaust survivors > Israel > Psychology. Older Jews > United States > Psychology. Older Jews > Israel > Psychology. Post-traumatic stress disorder. Stress (Psychology) Adjustment (Psychology) Adaptation, Psychological. Holocaust > psychology. Jews. Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic. Stress, Psychological. Survivors > psychology. Aged.
Physical Description:	xiv, 157 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Format:	Book

Contents:

Placing adaptation among elderly Holocaust survivors in a theoretical context
Holocaust years: survivors share their wartime experiences
From destruction to search for new lives
Cumulative stress experiences of Holocaust survivors and the immigrant comparison group
Physical health of Holocaust survivors and immigrants in the U.S. and Israel
Mental health of older Holocaust survivors
Social resources and psychological well-being
Predictors of psychological well-being: a multivariate model
Vulnerability, resilience, memories, and meaning.