Abstract
reviews the most up to date Israeli research and practice in refugee and immigrant mental health with a focus on the current mass immigration from the former Soviet Union and Ethiopia / stress mitigating factors and conceptual models in the immigration and absorption process are addressed / clinical and empirical studies of refugee mental health, including psychological distress, help-seeking behavior, and psychiatric admissions are presented / Israel's response to dealing with refugee and immigrant mental health through provision of services, training, and immigrant self-help is described / specific issues concerning a number of immigrant groups deemed at particular risk are delineated / these at-risk groups are adolescents, former residents of the areas surrounding Chernobyl, and Ethiopian immigrants (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Amidst peril and pain |
| Subtitle of host publication | The mental health and well-being of the world's refugees |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association Inc. |
| Pages | 153-189 |
| Number of pages | 37 |
| ISBN (Print) | 1557982236 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 1994 |
Keywords
- Mental Disorders
- Mental Health Services
- Refugees
- At Risk Populations
- Distress
- Help Seeking Behavior
- Immigration
- Psychiatric Hospitalization