Arieli A, Ayche S
Department of Community Services, Mental Health Center, Lev Hasharon, Netanya, Israel.
Isr J Med Sci. 1993 Jun-Jul;29(6-7):411-8.
Of the 352 adult Ethiopian Jews who live in the city of Netanya and who immigrated to Israel during the last few years, 87 were examined for evaluation of psychopathology symptoms and also to verify which factors of their immigration and which absorption conditions were related to their psychopathology. The Physician's Outpatient Psychopathology Scale (211-POPS), as well as three other self-rating scales--The Satisfaction Scale, The Events en route to Israel Scale, and The Frequency of Visits to Family Physician Clinics Scale--were completed with the assistance of well-trained Ethiopian interviewers in the homes of the Ethiopian immigrants. The results prove that a high incidence of psychopathology still existed even after 5 years of residence in Israel. The main topics of dissatisfaction (more than 60% of the sample), in order of severity, were their level of fluency in Hebrew, their financial situation, the attitude of the religious institutions towards the Ethiopian community, and the degree of observance of religious customs in Israel. It was found that a high level of psychopathology was related to a high level of suffering on the journey to Israel. It was also found that psychopathology usually declined with the length of residence in Israel. A high incidence of psychopathology was found to be related to an increase in age and to a low level of education.
在过去几年中移民到以色列并居住在内坦亚市的352名成年埃塞俄比亚犹太人中，87人接受了检查，以评估其精神病理学症状，并核实其移民的哪些因素以及哪些融入条件与他们的精神病理学有关。在训练有素的埃塞俄比亚访谈员的协助下，在埃塞俄比亚移民家中完成了《医生门诊精神病理学量表》（211-POPS）以及其他三个自评量表——《满意度量表》《前往以色列途中事件量表》和《家庭医生诊所就诊频率量表》。结果证明，即使在以色列居住5年后，精神病理学的高发病率仍然存在。按严重程度排序，主要的不满主题（超过60%的样本）是他们的希伯来语流利程度、经济状况、宗教机构对埃塞俄比亚社区的态度以及在以色列遵守宗教习俗的程度。研究发现，高水平的精神病理学与前往以色列途中的高痛苦程度有关。还发现，精神病理学通常会随着在以色列居住时间的延长而下降。研究发现，精神病理学的高发病率与年龄增长和低教育水平有关。
