title: Anxiety of asthmatic pupils in Israel during the Persian Gulf War: treatment and counseling implications.
abstract: The aim was to study the increase in anxiety of asthmatic pupils during a state of war in comparison with healthy pupils. Twenty-five asthmatic adolescents completed Spielberger' STAI during three periods: (1) 4 months before the war; (2) during the second week of the war; and (3) 4 months after the end of the war. The comparison group included 54 healthy pupils visiting the same school. The results showed that the level of state and trait anxiety of the asthmatic and comparison group remained constant, without any significant increase, even during the war. The anxiety was not influenced by gender nor by socioeconomic level. It is concluded that during severe stressful events, there is no need for special medication for asthmatic patients.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Brook
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001249:Asthma / Q000523:psychology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D014857:Warfare