Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences
Volume 29, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 135-149
Adjustment problems among Soviet immigrants at risk. Part I: Reaching out to members of the '1000 families' organization (Article)
Mirsky J.* ,
Barasch M. ,
Goldberg K.
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Falk Inst. for Ment. Hlth/Beh. Stud., P.O. Box 3489, 91034 Jerusalem, Israel
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Falk Inst. for Ment. Hlth/Beh. Stud., P.O. Box 3489, 91034 Jerusalem, Israel
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Falk Inst. for Ment. Hlth/Beh. Stud., P.O. Box 3489, 91034 Jerusalem, Israel
Abstract
An outreach, preventive mental health project with Soviet immigrants implemented during and immediately following the Gulf War is described. One hundred and fifty immigrant families were visited by immigrant mental health professionals when the level and nature of their psychological distress was assessed. In the analyses of data, patterns of distress over time and factors which contributed to psychological distress were also examined. The main finding of the study concerned the subjects' well-being which was found to be marginally related to the Gulf War. Furthermore, no post-traumatic reactions could be discerned. Instead, immigration related factors, both emotional and objective, were correlated with the psychological distress of the subjects.
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ISSN: 03337308
Cited by: 11
Original Language: English