Alcohol Drinking and Treatment among Immigrants from the Former Soviet Union (FSU) in Israel: Review of Recent Publications January 2007-June 2009

Shoshana Weiss Alcohol Research Unit, Nahariya, 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 attempts to cover the current state of alcohol use among immigrants from the Former Soviet Union (FSU) in Israel, as a continuation of […]

The Motives for Migration

Michal Sabah and Barbara S. Okun Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Demographic Studies, The Hebrew University of 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 addresses the question: “What are the Motives for International Migration?” By […]

The Social and Cultural Context of Immigration and Stress

Katie Vasey and Lenore Manderson School of Psychology and Psychiatry, Monash University, Victoria, Australia Immigration and Mental Health: Stress, Psychiatric Disorders and Suicidal Behavior Among Immigrants and Refugees. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2010, 350 pages. In this chapter, we highlight the social and cultural factors that shape the experiences, responses to and understandings […]

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: Integration of Biological and Psychosocial Aspects

María Dolores Braquehais(1) and Leo Sher(2) 1. Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain 2. Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York, USA Immigration and Mental Health: Stress, Psychiatric Disorders and Suicidal Behavior Among Immigrants and Refugees. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2010, 350 pages. Trauma is a widespread experience, […]

The importance of preventing child maltreatment

María Dolores Braquehais, M.D., Ph.D. There is an increasing evidence of the effects of childhood trauma in the developing brain of children and adolescents (1). Child maltreatment (or child abuse and neglect) substantially contributes to child mortality and morbidity and has long-lasting effects on mental health, drug and alcohol misuse (especially in girls), risky sexual […]

Impulsivity: A New Concept for an Old Idea

María Dolores Braquehais Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain Immigration and Mental Health: Stress, Psychiatric Disorders and Suicidal Behavior Among Immigrants and Refugees. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2010, 350 pages. The concern about the recent increase of behaviors related to a lack of self-control in industrialised and post-industrialised societies is linked to the […]

Not Just another Pretty Face: The Cross-Cultural Perception and Social Ramifications of Facial Attractiveness

Dana Galler Yeshiva University, Stern College for Women, New York, New York, USA Immigration and Mental Health: Stress, Psychiatric Disorders and Suicidal Behavior Among Immigrants and Refugees. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2010, 350 pages. Physical attractiveness is a significant predictor of important life outcomes, since attractive adults tend to receive more attention and […]

Hydrocortisone responsiveness in Gulf War veterans with PTSD: effects on ACTH, declarative memory hippocampal [(18)F]FDG uptake on PET

Yehuda R, Golier JA, Bierer LM, Mikhno A, Pratchett LC, Burton CL, Makotkine I, Devanand DP, Pradhaban G, Harvey PD, Mann JJ.Psychiatry Res. 2010 Nov 30;184(2):117-27 Neuroendocrine, cognitive and hippocampal alterations have been described in Gulf War (GW) veterans, but their inter-relationships and significance for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have not been described. Hydrocortisone (Hcort) […]

Brit Haver’s Main Area of Research

My main area of research is women with alcohol addiction: treatment and long term outcome. Why is this topic so important? My answers are the following: More women drink, and they drink more when drinking. Also, they start drinking at a younger age, and continue drinking through a longer lifespan. Women with alcohol addiction have […]

Paternal predictors of the mental health of children of Vietnamese refugees

Vaage AB, Thomsen PH, Rousseau C, Wentzel-Larsen T, Ta TV, Hauff E.Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health. 2011 Jan 10;5(1):2. BACKGROUND: Intergenerational transmission of trauma as a determinant of mental health has been studied in the offspring of Holocaust survivors and combat veterans, and in refugee families. Mainly negative effects on the children are reported, while […]

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