Interviewed 20 Kurdish children (aged 6-16 yrs) from families who were displaced in temporary camps on the Turkish border after the Gulf war about their experience of stress symptoms, focusing on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The interviews were conducted 2 mo after the disaster and again at a 2-mo followup when the Ss had returned with their families back to the home regions. All of the Ss showed some PTSD symptoms. At the index interview, however, only 4 of them fulfilled the criteria for PTSD. Children's risk of developing PTSD symptoms is discussed with regard to family construction, social support, and the parents' previous exposure to violence.