Nakash Ora, Nagar Maayan, Levav Itzhak, Danilovich Eli, Abu-Tair Mamoun, Podolsky Grigory
Baruch Ivcher School of Psychology, Interdisciplinary Center (IDC), Herzliya, Israel.
Department of Community Mental Health, Faculty of Social Welfare & Health Sciences, Haifa University, Haifa, Israel.
Isr J Psychiatry Relat Sci. 2016;53(3):33-38.
The Palestinian population residing in East Jerusalem is characterized by high rates of poverty and unemployment and is subject to discrimination in various forms, including infrastructure of mental health services. Little is known about the help seeking needs and practices of East Jerusalem residents.
We examined socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of a consecutive sample Palestinian residents from East Jerusalem (N=50) who accessed a specially assigned psychiatric clinic in Israel. In addition, we examined the psychological factors associated with emotional distress among these service-users upon entry to care. Participants completed a survey in Arabic that included a socio-demographic questionnaire and measures assessing emotional distress, perceived exposure to discrimination and social support, and mental health stigma.
Participants reported high levels of emotional distress. Female gender, low socioeconomic status, higher perceived exposure to discrimination and higher perceived social support were associated with increased emotional distress.
Findings add to the scarce body of knowledge on specific mental health characteristics of East Jerusalem Palestinian residents.
居住在东耶路撒冷的巴勒斯坦人口具有贫困和失业率高的特点，并且遭受各种形式的歧视，包括心理健康服务基础设施方面的歧视。对于东耶路撒冷居民的求助需求和行为知之甚少。
我们研究了连续抽样的来自东耶路撒冷的50名巴勒斯坦居民的社会人口学和临床特征，这些居民前往以色列一家专门指定的精神病诊所就诊。此外，我们研究了这些服务使用者在开始接受治疗时与情绪困扰相关的心理因素。参与者用阿拉伯语完成了一项调查，其中包括一份社会人口学问卷以及评估情绪困扰、感知到的歧视暴露和社会支持以及心理健康污名化的量表。
参与者报告了高水平的情绪困扰。女性、低社会经济地位、更高的感知到的歧视暴露以及更高的感知到的社会支持与情绪困扰增加有关。
研究结果增加了关于东耶路撒冷巴勒斯坦居民特定心理健康特征的稀缺知识。
