Mental Health and Palestinian Citizens in Israel

Description

Minorities face particular social strains, and these are often manifested in their overall mental health. In Israel, just under a quarter of the citizens are Arab Palestinians, yet very little has been published exploring the spectrum of mental health issues prevalent in this population. The work collected here draws on the first-hand experience of experts working with Israeli Palestinians to highlight the problems faced by service users, their families, and their communities. Palestinians in Israel face unique social, gender, and family-related conditions that also need reliable research and assessment. Mental Health and Palestinian Citizens in Israel offers research and observation on three central topics: socio-cultural determinants of mental health, mental health needs, and mental health service utilization. From suicidal behaviors and addiction to generational trauma and the particular concerns of children and the elderly, this broad and careful collection of research opens new dialogues on treatment, prevention, and methods for providing the best possible care to those in need.

Foreword / Benedetto Saraceno

Introduction / Muhammad M. Haj-Yahia, Ora Nakash, and Itzhak Levav

Part I: Cultural and Socio-Political Determinants of Mental Health

1. Palestinian Citizens in Israel—Their Socio-Political Status as a Mental Health Determinant / As'ad Ghanem and Ibrahim Khatib

2. Between Past and Present—Psychological Effects of the Nakba among Palestinian Citizens in Israel / Sfaa Ghnadre-Naser

3. The Nakba and its Repercussions on the Palestinian Citizens in Israel / Adel Manna

4. Collective Identity and Mental Health among Palestinian Citizens in Israel /

Mahmoud Mi'ari and Nazeh Natur

5. Palestinian Citizens in Israel: A Sociological Portrait / Nohad A'li

Part II: Mental Health Issues Related to Family and Gender

6. The Palestinian Family in Israel: Its Collectivist Nature, Structure, and Implications for Mental Health Interventions / Muhammad M. Haj-Yahia

7. Mental Health Issues among Palestinian Women in Israel / Sarah Abu-Kaf

8. Mental Health among Older Adult Palestinian Citizens in Israel / Rabia Khalaila

Part III: Psychiatric and Behavioral Health Disorders among Palestinian Citizens in Israel

9. Attitudes, Beliefs and Stigma Toward Mental Health Issues in Palestinian Citizens in Israel / Alean Al-Krenawi

10. Mental Health Status, Service Use and Help-Seeking Practices of Children and Adolescents in Palestinian Citizens in Israel / Ivonne Mansbach-Kleinfeld and Raida Daeem

11. The Psychiatric Epidemiological Portrait of Palestinian Citizens in Israel: A Review of Community Studies / Giora Kaplan, Itzhak Levav and Ora Nakash

12. Psychiatric Hospitalizations Among Palestinian Citizens in Israel: A Historic Cohort Study / Ido Lurie and Anat Fleischman

13. Smoking among Palestinian Citizens in Israel / Lital Keinan-Boker and Yael Bar-Zeev

Part IV: Violent Behavior and Mental Health among Palestinian Citizens in Israel

14. Child Abuse and Neglect among Palestinian Citizens in Israel / Haneen Elias and Raghda Alnabilsy

15. Palestinian Children in Israel—Involvement in School Violence as Victims and Perpetrators / Mona Khoury-Kassabri

16. Intimate Partner Violence against Palestinian Women in Israel and the Relevance of the Sociocultural and Sociopolitical Context / Raghda Alnabilsy and Haneen Elias

17. Abuse of Older Adults among Palestinian Citizens in Israel: Social, Economic, and Family-Related Factors / Samir Zoabi

18. Suicide and Suicide Attempts among Palestinian Citizens in Israel / Anat Brunstein-Klomek, Ora Nakash, Nehama Goldberger, Ziona Haklai, Nabil Geraisy, Amir A. Birani, Ahmad Natour, and Itzhak Levav

Part V: Interventions to Restore Mental Health

19. Psychotherapy for Palestinian Citizens in Israel / Nazeh Natur

20. From Psychoanalysis to Culture-Analysis: Culturally Sensitive Psychotherapy for Palestinian Citizens in Israel / Marwan Dwairy

21. Psychiatric Rehabilitation in the Context of Palestinian Citizens in Israel / David Roe, Paula Garber-Epstein, and Anwar Khatib

Index

Sujets

• Social Work
• Human Services
• Mental Health
• Middle Eastern
• Medical
• POLITICAL SCIENCE
• Médecine
• Psychiatry
• General officer
• Psychology
• Middle East
• Arab people
• Arab
• Palestine
• World
• General

Informations

• Publié par: Indiana University Press
• Date de parution: 01 octobre 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 1
• EAN13: 9780253043108
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

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MENTAL HEALTH AND PALESTINIAN CITIZENS IN ISRAEL
INDIANA SERIES IN MIDDLE EAST STUDIES
Mark Tessler, editor
MENTAL HEALTH AND PALESTINIAN CITIZENS IN ISRAEL
Edited by Muhammad M. Haj-Yahia, Ora Nakash, and Itzhak Levav
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Names: Yahia, Mohammed Haj, editor. | Nakash, Ora, editor. | Levav, Itshak, editor.
Title: Mental health and Palestinian citizens in Israel / edited by Muhammad M. Haj-Yahia, Ora Nakash, and Itzhak Levav.
Description: Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2019] | Series: Indiana series in Middle East studies | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2018049697 (print) | LCCN 2018050669 (ebook) | ISBN 9780253043092 (e-book) | ISBN 9780253043061 (cl : alk. paper) | ISBN 9780253043078 (pb : alk. paper)
Subjects: | MESH: Mental Disorders-ethnology | Arabs-psychology | Minority Health-ethnology | Social Determinants of Health | Social Alienation | Israel
Classification: LCC RC455.4.E8 (ebook) | LCC RC455.4.E8 (print) | NLM WA 305 JI9 | DDC 362.2089-dc23
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CONTENTS

Foreword / Benedetto Saraceno

Introduction / Muhammad M. Haj-Yahia, Ora Nakash, and Itzhak Levav

Part I Cultural and Sociopolitical Determinants of Mental Health

1 Palestinian Citizens in Israel: Sociopolitical Status as a Mental Health Determinant / As ad Ghanem and Ibrahim Khatib

2 Between Past and Present: Psychological Effects of the Nakba among Palestinian Citizens in Israel / Sfaa Ghnadre-Naser

3 The Nakba and Its Repercussions on Palestinian Citizens in Israel / Adel Manna

4 Collective Identity and Mental Health among Palestinian Citizens in Israel / Mahmoud Mi ari and Nazeh Natur

5 Palestinian Citizens in Israel: A Sociological Portrait / Nohad Ali

Part II Mental Health Issues Related to Family and Gender

6 The Palestinian Family in Israel: Its Collectivist Nature, Structure, and Implications for Mental Health Interventions / Muhammad M. Haj-Yahia

7 Mental Health Issues among Palestinian Women in Israel / Sarah Abu-Kaf

8 Mental Health in Older Adult Palestinian Citizens in Israel / Rabia Khalaila

Part III Psychiatric and Behavioral Health Disorders among Palestinian Citizens in Israel

9 Attitudes, Beliefs, and Stigma toward Mental Health Issues among Palestinian Citizens in Israel / Alean Al-Krenawi

10 Mental Health Status, Service Use, and Help-Seeking Practices of Children and Adolescents among Palestinian Citizens in Israel / Ivonne Mansbach-Kleinfeld and Raida Daeem

11 The Psychiatric Epidemiological Portrait of Palestinian Citizens in Israel: A Review of Community Studies / Giora Kaplan, Itzhak Levav, and Ora Nakash

12 Psychiatric Hospitalizations among Palestinian Citizens in Israel: A Historical Cohort Study / Ido Lurie and Anat Fleischman

13 Smoking among Palestinian Citizens in Israel / Lital Keinan-Boker and Yael Bar-Zeev

Part IV Violent Behavior and Mental Health among Palestinian Citizens in Israel

14 Child Abuse and Neglect among Palestinian Citizens in Israel / Haneen Elias and Raghda Alnabilsy

15 Palestinian Children in Israel: Involvement in School Violence as Victims and Perpetrators / Mona Khoury-Kassabri

16 Intimate Partner Violence against Palestinian Women in Israel and the Relevance of the Sociocultural and Sociopolitical Context / Raghda Alnabilsy and Haneen Elias

17 Abuse of Older Adults among Palestinian Citizens in Israel: Social, Economic, and Family Related Factors / Samir Zoabi

18 Suicide and Suicide Attempts among Palestinian Citizens in Israel / Anat Brunstein-Klomek, Ora Nakash, Nehama Goldberger, Ziona Haklai, Nabil Geraisy, Amir A. Birani, Ahmad Natour, and Itzhak Levav

Part V Interventions to Restore Mental Health

19 Psychotherapy for Palestinian Citizens in Israel / Nazeh Natur

20 From Psychoanalysis to Culture-Analysis: Culturally Sensitive Psychotherapy for Palestinian Citizens in Israel / Marwan Dwairy

21 Psychiatric Rehabilitation in the Context of Palestinian Citizens in Israel / David Roe, Paula Garber-Epstein, and Anwar Khatib

Index
FOREWORD
A NATIONAL MINORITY IS DEFINED AS A GROUP of people within a given nation-state that is numerically smaller than the rest of the population. However, the use of the word minority is controversial because many scholars refer to power differences among groups rather than differences in population size. A group may be defined as a minority because its culture, language, or religion is distinct from that of the majority of the population or simply because it does not hold a dominant position in society. Joe R. Feagin, a US sociologist and social theorist, states that a minority group has five characteristics: (1) it suffers discrimination and subordination; (2) it has physical and/or cultural traits that set it apart and that are disapproved of by the dominant group; (3) it shares a sense of collective identity and common burden; (4) its socially shared rules about who belongs and who does not determine minority status; and (5) there is a tendency to marry within the group (Feagin Feagin, 2011).
Because of these common characteristics, minorities are especially vulnerable, and this vulnerability is often reflected in their health status (physical, mental, and social), which may be ranked lower than the rest of the population. This book focuses on Palestinian citizens in Israel, a minority group that may be subject to an additional vulnerability: suffering from mental ill health.
Addressing the issue of mental health among minorities is important and timely for two main reasons:

1. The mental health risks intrinsic to minorities are not sufficiently studied. As a consequence, needs and specificities of vulnerable populations are ignored when planning interventions aimed at preventing mental ill health and treating mental disorders.
2. The growing interest in a new discipline such as global mental health (Patel Prince, 2010) should include the study and research findings about mental health of minorities, simply because minority groups are increasingly widespread on the global scene. A better knowledge of their needs and specificities should make a fundamental contribution to the global mental health discourse.

Being a Palestinian citizen in Israel means being exposed to specific sociopolitical determinants of mental health and experiencing specific gender- and family related conditions. Domestic violence occurs everywhere and in all human groups, but every group has its own sociocultural contexts; suicides and suicide attempts as well as smoking and other addictions are also affected by cultural and social specificities. Finally, attitudes toward and beliefs about psychiatric disorders require deep analysis and understanding that obviously need reliable epidemiological data about the prevalence of mental disorders and assessment of service response and therapeutic interventions.
As Giora Kaplan, Itzhak Levav, and Ora Nakash write in chapter 11 , devoted to reviewing community studies on the psychiatric epidemiology of Palestinian citizens in Israel: Despite major health gains, the social stresses of being a minority that is undergoing major social changes may explain the greater emotional distress among Palestinians. A combination of cultural and political factors, including the perceptions of mental disorder, psychiatric care, and stigma, as well as a lesser availability of culturally tailored services, may account for the marked treatment gap among Palestinians.
This important book, the product of a collective effort, addresses all these issues and in so doing represents an informed and concrete answer to the UN Human Rights Council s call for better understanding of minorities to promote dialogue and cooperation on issues pertaining to national or ethnic, religious, and linguistic minorities.
In 2007 the Human Rights Council established a forum on minority issues in recognition that, within the UN system, it is essential to have a platform for discussing minority issues and the rights of minorities. The forum aims to identify and analyze best practices, challenges, opportunities, and initiatives for the further implementation of the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities (UN General Assembly, 1992).
This book honors not only science and public health but also the UN s call for a global commitment on the rights of minorities.

Benedetto Saraceno, MD, HonFRCPsych
Gulbenkian Professor of Global Health
Faculty of Medical Sciences
NOVA University of Lisbon
Formerly, Director, Mental Health and Substance Abuse,
World Health Organization, Geneva
MENTAL HEALTH AND PALESTINIAN CITIZENS IN ISRAEL