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Abstract

PTSD prevalence is higher where exposure to war, statesponsored terrorism, or interpersonal violence is more common than in the U.S. A recent epidemiological study estimated that the prevalence of lifetime PTSD is 37% in Algeria, 28% in Cambodia, 16% in Ethiopia, and 18% in Gaza [3]. In the last six years, there was changing in the intensity and type of traumatic events. Palestinian children were exposed [4] found that the most common traumatic events reported by Palestinian children were: seeing victims' pictures on television (92.3%), followed