Mimouni-Bloch Aviva, Walter Garry, Ross Sharon, Bloch Yuval
The Pediatric Neurology and Developmental Unit, Loewenstein Rehabilitation Hospital, Ra'anana, Israel.
Australas Psychiatry. 2013 Aug;21(4):326-8. doi: 10.1177/1039856213491995. Epub 2013 May 28.
Our aim was to study the mental health consequences of Israeli adolescents' 8-day "Holocaust memorial journey" to Poland.
A survey to ascertain the experience of Israeli child and adolescent psychiatrists and residents in the specialty was conducted. Participants were asked about referrals regarding the memorial journey, and to compare these cases with referrals for other potentially traumatic events, including school "sleep-out" trips.
Fifty child and adolescent psychiatrists and residents participated. According to their collective experience, the adolescents' memorial journey triggered a variety of mental health problems, including psychosis, but only one case of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Judging by the number of referrals, there was a higher rate of mental health problems following the memorial journey than after the annual sleep-out school trip.
Although it may seldom lead to PTSD, the Holocaust memorial journey can be a major stressor for some participating teenagers. Evaluating "high risk" adolescents prior to their planned exposure to likely stressors and conducting large, prospective studies that examine the impact of pre-planned stressors on the lives of adolescents are warranted. Providing support to all adolescents before, during and after exposure to anticipated stressors is important.
我们的目的是研究以色列青少年前往波兰进行为期8天的“大屠杀纪念之旅”对心理健康的影响。
对以色列儿童和青少年精神科医生及该专业住院医师的经历进行了一项调查。参与者被问及有关纪念之旅的转诊情况，并将这些案例与其他潜在创伤性事件（包括学校“露营”旅行）的转诊案例进行比较。
50名儿童和青少年精神科医生及住院医师参与了调查。根据他们的集体经验，青少年的纪念之旅引发了多种心理健康问题，包括精神病，但只有一例创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）。从转诊数量来看，纪念之旅后出现心理健康问题的比率高于年度露营学校旅行后。
尽管大屠杀纪念之旅很少会导致创伤后应激障碍，但对一些参与的青少年来说可能是一个重大压力源。在“高风险”青少年计划接触可能的压力源之前对其进行评估，并开展大型前瞻性研究以考察预先计划的压力源对青少年生活的影响是很有必要的。在青少年接触预期压力源之前、期间和之后为他们提供支持很重要。
