Treating Israeli Soldiers in a Civilian Psychiatric Setting
Abstract
The structure, functioning, and treatment concept of a psychodynamically oriented psychiatric unit for young soldiers within an Israeli civilian hospital are discussed stressing: (1) the integration of the patient’s military self; (2) the resolution of psychological conflicts necessary to avoid traumatic developmental arrest of the patient’s personality and to foster personality growth; (3) the involvement of the patient’s family in the therapeutic process. Problems in the patient–therapist relationship specifically pertaining to Israeli conditions are outlined.
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