...Jay Levinson Purpose In recent years Israel has had extensive experience of dealing with mass disasters. Its response mechanism is always adapting itself to new threat patterns. This paper aims to focus on Israel's disaster response activities. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based...

... of Israel (damaged and undamaged by missile attacks). Respondents assessed the extent of support received from a list of sources, designated three preferred sources, and rated the amount of informational, instrumental and/or emotional support provided by these referred sources, at three different periods...

... contribute to improving Israeli emergency psychosocial services, should they again be required. Such formulations could also be developed through application to various circumstances. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Assessment Disaster recovery Israel Mental health Psychology War Despite Israel...

... stress. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Emergency services Hospitals Israel Mental health Psychology War Between 18 January and 28 February 1991, Iraq fired 39 Scud missiles at Israeli cities in 19 separate attacks. They caused extensive property damage but fewer casualties than anticipated...