Alexander M. Ponizovsky Mental Health Services, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel Immigration and Mental Health: Stress, Psychiatric Disorders and Suicidal Behavior Among Immigrants and Refugees. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2010, 350 pages. This chapter describes findings of the Israel National Health Survey (INHS), conducted in 2003-2004 in conjunction with the World Mental Health […]
Sam Chun-Kang(1), Denise Razzouk(1), Jair J. de Mari(1), Itiro Shirakawa(1) and Luiza Beth Alonso(2) 1. Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil 2. Catholic University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil Immigration and Mental Health: Stress, Psychiatric Disorders and Suicidal Behavior Among Immigrants and Refugees. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2010, 350 pages. Objectives: This […]
Regina Pernice Massey University, New Zealand Immigration and Mental Health: Stress, Psychiatric Disorders and Suicidal Behavior Among Immigrants and Refugees. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2010, 350 pages. This chapter outlines the development of theories and models which explain migrants’ mental health and their successful application in New Zealand. The Social Selection Theory was […]
Sun S. Kim(1), David Kalman(1,2), Gerardo Gonzalez(1) and Douglas Ziedonis(1) 1. University of Massachusetts School of Medicine, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA 2. Edith Nourse Memorial Veterans Administration Medical Center, Bedford, Massachusetts, USA Immigration and Mental Health: Stress, Psychiatric Disorders and Suicidal Behavior Among Immigrants and Refugees. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2010, 350 pages. The […]
Shoshana Weiss Alcohol Research Unit, Nahariya, Israel Immigration and Mental Health: Stress, Psychiatric Disorders and Suicidal Behavior Among Immigrants and Refugees. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2010, 350 pages. This chapter attempts to cover the current state of alcohol use among immigrants from the Former Soviet Union (FSU) in Israel, as a continuation of […]
Michal Sabah and Barbara S. Okun Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Demographic Studies, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel Immigration and Mental Health: Stress, Psychiatric Disorders and Suicidal Behavior Among Immigrants and Refugees. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2010, 350 pages. This chapter addresses the question: “What are the Motives for International Migration?” By […]
Katie Vasey and Lenore Manderson School of Psychology and Psychiatry, Monash University, Victoria, Australia Immigration and Mental Health: Stress, Psychiatric Disorders and Suicidal Behavior Among Immigrants and Refugees. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2010, 350 pages. In this chapter, we highlight the social and cultural factors that shape the experiences, responses to and understandings […]
María Dolores Braquehais(1) and Leo Sher(2) 1. Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain 2. Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York, USA Immigration and Mental Health: Stress, Psychiatric Disorders and Suicidal Behavior Among Immigrants and Refugees. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2010, 350 pages. Trauma is a widespread experience, […]
María Dolores Braquehais Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain Immigration and Mental Health: Stress, Psychiatric Disorders and Suicidal Behavior Among Immigrants and Refugees. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2010, 350 pages. The concern about the recent increase of behaviors related to a lack of self-control in industrialised and post-industrialised societies is linked to the […]
Dana Galler Yeshiva University, Stern College for Women, New York, New York, USA Immigration and Mental Health: Stress, Psychiatric Disorders and Suicidal Behavior Among Immigrants and Refugees. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2010, 350 pages. Physical attractiveness is a significant predictor of important life outcomes, since attractive adults tend to receive more attention and […]
