Society and Politics
This section is dedicated to social, political, and historical issues.
Impact of Business Cycles on US Suicide Rates, 1928-2007
Luo F, Florence C, Quispe-Agnoli M, Ouyang L, Crosby A.Am J Public Health. 2011 Apr 14. [Epub ahead of print] Objectives. We examined the associations of overall and age-specific suicide rates with business cycles from 1928 to 2007 in the United States. Methods. We conducted a graphical analysis of changes in suicide rates during business […]
The lived experience of victims of crime
McBrearty P.Int Emerg Nurs. 2011 Jan;19(1):20-6. The focus of this research study was to ascertain the impact of crime on individuals, who presented with an injury to the emergency department. Given the high prevalence of crime in our society today, victims of crime are identified as a growing patient population seeking help in emergency departments. […]
Mental Health Problems among Immigrants in Israel
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 […]
Epidemiology of Mental Health Problems among Immigrants. Case of Korean Immigrants in Brazil
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 […]
Successful Use of Mental Health Migration Models: The New Zealand Experience
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 […]
Substance Use Disorder among Immigrants in the United States
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 […]
Rachel Yehuda, Ph.D.
Rachel Yehuda, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience is the Director of the Traumatic Stress Studies Division at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and the Mental Health Patient Care Center Director at the James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center. She received her PhD in Psychology and Neurochemistry from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst […]
Amy L. Ai, Ph.D.
Amy L. Ai, PhD is Professor of the University of Pittsburgh. Previously, she was tenured at the University of Washington (UW, Seattle) Health Sciences and also an affiliate researcher of the University of Michigan (UM, Ann Arbor) Health System. Dr. Ai has been the senior author of many peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and other writings […]
Ageing Holocaust survivors in Australia
Paratz ED, Katz B.Med J Aust. 2011 Feb 21;194(4):194-7. In recent years, a phenomenon of “late effects of the Holocaust” has emerged, with impacts on the psychological and physical health of ageing Holocaust survivors. As Holocaust survivors age, they may experience heightened anxiety around normal processes of ageing, worsened post-traumatic stress disorder with cognitive decline, […]