Gordon Harvey, Murad Ibrahim
Bethlem Royal Hospital, Beckenham, Kent, England.
Isr J Psychiatry Relat Sci. 2005;42(2):73-80. doi: 10.1383/psyt.4.2.73.59109.
Some key issues pertaining to Palestinian psychiatry are described. Bearing in mind the geographical location and history of the Palestinian population, the development of psychiatry needs to be seen in the context of the Arab world, on the one hand, and of Israel, on the other. In the Middle Ages, Arab culture and medicine were more developed than in Europe. Aspects of general and forensic psychiatry on the West Bank and Gaza are outlined. Issues pertaining to the death penalty, suicide and suicide bombers are also discussed. The biblically-described relationship between the Arab and Jewish peoples has its resonance today with regard to cohabitation and conflict.
本文描述了一些与巴勒斯坦精神病学相关的关键问题。鉴于巴勒斯坦人口的地理位置和历史，精神病学的发展一方面需要放在阿拉伯世界的背景下来看待，另一方面也要考虑以色列的情况。在中世纪，阿拉伯文化和医学比欧洲更为发达。文中概述了约旦河西岸和加沙地带普通精神病学和法医精神病学的情况。还讨论了与死刑、自杀和自杀式炸弹袭击者相关的问题。《圣经》中所描述的阿拉伯人和犹太人之间的关系在当今关于共处与冲突的问题上仍有影响。
