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I Levav

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PubMed1975

Psychiatric epidemiology in Israel: an analysis of community studies.

A review is presented of all psychiatric surveys conducted thus far in Israel. A brief description of these five epidemiological studies is followed by an analysis which focuses on the objectives of the studies, their respective methodology and data sources. The results obtained in these studies are discussed according to several parameters, i.e., the range of prevalence rates found, the differential distribution of rates among social groups and the relationship found between psychopathology and several variables such as age, country of origin, social class and area of residence. Suggestions for further epidemiological research are included.

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Demoralization in Soviet-Jewish immigrants to the United States and Israel.

Two hundred seventy-two recent Soviet-Jewish immigrants to the United States were compared with 412 Soviet-Jewish immigrants to Israel for the purpose of determining which country was more likely to lead to the development of demoralization. Even when differences in age and marital state were accounted for, the immigrants to the United States were significantly more demoralized. Individuals with low social support, older immigrants, women, and divorced or widowed individuals were more likely to be demoralized in both countries. Self-selection and host reception factors are explored to explain the differences between the two groups of immigrants.

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Israeli PERI life event scale: ratings of events by a community sample.

A schedule of life events was constructed for use in measuring recent exposure to potentially stressful experiences. The life event list was derived from two sources: the Psychiatric Epidemiology Research Interview (PERI) schedule and a list of events with special relevance to life in Israel. A probability sample of members of a community in Jerusalem, stratified by sex, education and region of origin, rated each event for the "amount of readjustment" it would necessitate relative to that required for a standard reference event, marriage. The ratings of 14 events showed significant variation with sex. There was little variation with education or region of origin. The schedule of life events has potential value not only for clinical and epidemiologic research in Israel, but also in community-focused primary care, as a tool for individual and community diagnosis and the identification of high-risk groups.

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