Coping with illness by a concentration camp survivor.
A 54-year-old concentration camp survivor was observed during her third medical hospitalization in the past 3 months. The meaning of her illness leads to a symbolic reexperience of her traumatic past. Typical features of the Survivor Syndrome are reviewed and compared with the patient's symptoms. Coping mechanisms and management are discussed.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001919:Bradycardia / Q000523:psychology*; D003209:Concentration Camps; D003858:Dependency, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011330:Prisons; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000523:psychology*