[Special features of care for Holocaust survivors]

Abstract

As they approach old age, Holocaust survivors (HS) face new challenges, including a decline in their health which can revive the extreme stress they experienced during their childhood or adolescence. HS are sometimes referred to as "problem patients" by the medical and paramedical profession, who do not always realize this extremely painful past. The objective of our work was to assess the difficulties faced by doctors providing HS to optimize their medical care.

Keywords: Holocaust; Shoah; care; post-traumatic stress disorder; prise en charge; recommandation; recommendation; stress post-traumatique; survivant; survivor.