Understanding the Psychological Effects of War on Children: Insights from Experts and Gaza Mental Health Program Director

2023-10-24 14:25:23

The “Sustainable Health” program hosts Dr. Abdullah Al-Mashatti, a specialist in psychological and complex trauma resulting from wars, PhD in behavioral neuroscience and brain physiology, to open the following file: What are the psychological effects that wars have on children?

In our episode, you will also listen to an intervention from inside the Gaza Strip with Dr. Yasser Abu Jamea, Director General of the Gaza Mental Health Programme, in which he tells us regarding the psychological situation of Gazan children.

We discussed this with Dr. Abdullah Al-Mashatti, the following topics:

– How the brain develops while living in highly stressful conditions.

– The effect of losing one or both parents during the war on the child.

-The effect of living under missiles and in an atmosphere of constant danger on children.

– How the psychological structure develops in adults who suffered major psychological traumas in their childhood.

– How psychological trauma is transmitted across generations.

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