Health professionals, Jewish religion and community structure in the service of the aging holocaust survivor.
Many holocaust survivors are now reaching old age and this is accompanied by the increased likelihood of physical frailty and deterioration of their cognitive capacities. These changes can be accompanied by exacerbation of traumatic memories, which might once have been effectively suppressed. This, in turn, may manifest itself in fresh anxieties. Their attitudes towards health professionals, Jewish religious ritual and the community are some of the issues discussed. Possible strategies for the more effective medical and social management of the aged holocaust survivors are also considered.
Ehrlich
M Avrum
MA
Department of Semitic Studies, University of Sydney, Australia. ame27@cam.ac.uk
D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D001293:Attitude to Death / Q000208:ethnology; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D017767:Holocaust / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007585:Jews / Q000523:psychology*; D007599:Judaism / Q000523:psychology*; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*