Abstract
The purpose of the study was to examine the association between demographics, war-related factors, and psychosocial factors
with mental health utilization among minorities in Israel. One thousand and sixty-eight participants filled a battery of self
report questionnaires asking about demographics, psychosocial factors and war-related experience during the second Lebanon
war, along with measurements of psychiatric symptoms. Logistic regression analyses revealed that injury of a relative during
the war increased the probability to utilize mental health services (odds ratio, 3.854; 95% CI, 2.827–5.253). Our results
support the importance of psychological first-aid to family members with relatives who were injured during war.
with mental health utilization among minorities in Israel. One thousand and sixty-eight participants filled a battery of self
report questionnaires asking about demographics, psychosocial factors and war-related experience during the second Lebanon
war, along with measurements of psychiatric symptoms. Logistic regression analyses revealed that injury of a relative during
the war increased the probability to utilize mental health services (odds ratio, 3.854; 95% CI, 2.827–5.253). Our results
support the importance of psychological first-aid to family members with relatives who were injured during war.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-6
- DOI 10.1007/s11126-011-9171-5
- Authors
- Yuval Palgi, Department of Gerontology, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
- Rani Yehia, Department of Psychology and Education, The Open University, Raanana, Israel
- Menachem Ben-Ezra, School of Social Work, Ariel University Center of Samaria, Ariel, 40700 Israel
- Journal Psychiatric Quarterly
- Online ISSN 1573-6709
- Print ISSN 0033-2720