Changes in the Psychological Well-Being of Immigrants: A Three-Year Longitudinal Study of Immigrant Adolescents Including the Pre-Migration Period

Eugene Tartakovsky The Bob Shapell School of Social Work, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, 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 article analyses well-being of adolescents immigrating from the Former Soviet Union (FSU) to Israel without their parents. Immigrant […]

Treatment of war trauma in veterans: pharmacotherapy and self-help proposal

Marvasti JA. Conn Med. 2011 Mar;75(3):133-41. Over 1.9 million U.S. veterans have been deployed to the Middle East since 2001. Statistics show that when they return, a significant number of them will develop psychiatric/psychosomatic disorders. Many of these returning veterans will be seen in primary-care offices or at hospitals. It is important for physicians to […]

Treatment of war trauma in veterans: pharmacotherapy and self-help proposal

Marvasti JA.Conn Med. 2011 Mar;75(3):133-41. Over 1.9 million U.S. veterans have been deployed to the Middle East since 2001. Statistics show that when they return, a significant number of them will develop psychiatric/psychosomatic disorders. Many of these returning veterans will be seen in primary-care offices or at hospitals. It is important for physicians to be […]

Diagnosis and Treatment

This section is dedicated to diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric and medical disorders and related issues.

Physiology and Pathophysiology

This section is dedicated to physiology and pathophysiology of psychiatric and medical disorders and biomedical issues.

Epidemiology and Public Health

This section is dedicated to epidemiology of psychiatric and medical disorders, public health and related issues.

Society and Politics

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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 […]

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