Demandingness and belligerence in hospitalized depressed Holocaust concentration camp survivors as perceived by the staff.

Twelve staff members, blind to the hypotheses, rated depressed, hospitalized concentration camp survivors, 40 years after their liberation, as more demanding, belligerent and irritating in their behavior towards staff in comparison with their matched counterparts. Survivors' behavior was discussed in terms of reenactment of traumatic scenes from their past. Staff shows consistent although not significant tendencies to dislike the survivors. Theoretical and clinical implications were drawn.