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In this narrative, a general practitioner and psychotherapist trained in anthroposophic medicine presents the narrative and treatment of a 60-year-old woman who experienced the horrors of the “Dark Sabbath” attack in southern Israel on October 7, 2023. The patient’s story is narrated by the physician, who shares his multi-disciplinary and multi-modal anthroposophic medicine approach to address the patient’s acute stress disorder–related symptoms and concerns.
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We are grateful to Noa (not her real name), who allowed us to share her story with others, in the hope that her voice will be heard and her son who, to date, is still a captive of the Hamas terrorists in Gaza. We would like to thank Dr. Noah Samuels for his translation and editing of the article.
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Barak, M., Ben-Arye, E. An Anthroposophic Medical Treatment in the Land of Salt and Gold. Curr Psychiatry Rep 26, 249–252 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-024-01499-z
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