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FOFOGNET and PALDEV

A Report on the Psychological Effects of Overcrowding in Refugee Camps in the West Bank and Gaza Strip

Source: Prepared for the Expert and Advisory Services Fund - International Development Research Centre (IDRC)

by Dr. Randa Farah
April 2000

This work was carried out with the aid of a grant from the Expert and Advisory Services Fund which is administered by the International Development Research Centre, Ottawa, Canada and financially supported by the Canadian International Development Agency in cooperation with the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.


Table of Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

I. INTRODUCTION

II. THE WEST BANK AND GAZA REFUGEE CAMPS

III. THE CAUSES OF OVERCROWDING

IV. THE SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF OVERCROWDING

  1. Dominated Spaces
  2. Violence Against Children and Women
  3. Depression, Anxiety and Emotional Stress
  4. Quarrels: in Families, among Peers and Neighbors
  5. Early Marriage and Divorce
  6. School Drop Outs
  7. Neglect
  8. Incest

V. PRIORITIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS

VI. SUGGESTED APPROACHES

ANNEXES

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