Health and Social Work
Volume 13, Issue 2, 1988, Pages 130-136

Mental health attitudes and practices of soviet Jewish immigrants (Article)

Brodsky B.
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Abstract

This article describes some of the difficulties Soviet Jewish immigrants face and the results of a survey of immigrant attitudes toward western mental health resources. The author identifies doctors and medical facilities as primary mental health resources and explores implications for social work service delivery in ambulatory care settings. Comparisons with other populations also are made. © National Association of Social Workers, Inc.

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Index Keywords

Utilization Review Jew Emigration and Immigration USSR Jews mental health service Mental Health Services ethnology psychological aspect Social Work Article attitude to health mental health human migration attitude
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DOI: 10.1093/hsw/13.2.130
ISSN: 03607283
Cited by: 38
Original Language: English