This paper describes the psychological and clinical course of a nine-year-old girl from Gaza admitted to a Pediatric Department. A family-centered psychological intervention was implemented during hospitalization. The clinical presentation was consistent with post-traumatic stress disorder. The case highlights the importance of early psychological intervention in supporting trauma processing, limiting the effects of prolonged hospitalization, and fostering a shared multidisciplinary narrative of the traumatic experience.

Early psychological intervention for war-related trauma in a hospitalized child from Gaza: a case report

Fiore, Marco
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2026

Abstract

This paper describes the psychological and clinical course of a nine-year-old girl from Gaza admitted to a Pediatric Department. A family-centered psychological intervention was implemented during hospitalization. The clinical presentation was consistent with post-traumatic stress disorder. The case highlights the importance of early psychological intervention in supporting trauma processing, limiting the effects of prolonged hospitalization, and fostering a shared multidisciplinary narrative of the traumatic experience.
2026
Istituto di Biochimica e Biologia Cellulare - IBBC
Bambino
Children
disturbo da stress post-traumatico
Gaza
Gaza
hospitalization
intervento psicologico
ospedalizzazione
psychological intervention
war-related trauma
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