Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Search research articles

Related Experiment Videos

Psychiatry and the Palestinian population.

Harvey Gordon¹, Ibrahim Murad

¹Bethlem Royal Hospital, Beckenham, Kent, England.

The Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences

|December 14, 2005

Summary

This study examines Palestinian psychiatry within its unique historical and geopolitical context, discussing forensic issues and the impact of conflict on mental health. It highlights the need to understand regional influences for psychiatric development.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

Extradural cervical spinal meningioma without myelopathy.

Surgical neurology international·2025

Same author

Evaluating the acceptability of an online patient decision aid for the surgical management of lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada·2021

Same author

Development of a patient decision aid for the surgical management of lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia.

BJU international·2020

Same author

Association study in three different populations between the GPR88 gene and major psychoses.

Molecular genetics & genomic medicine·2014

Same author

Mental illness that is difficult to classify: a case study.

BMJ case reports·2011

Same author

The World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) guidelines for the biological treatment of paraphilias.

The world journal of biological psychiatry : the official journal of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry·2010

Area of Science:

Psychiatry
Middle Eastern Studies
Forensic Psychology

Background:

Palestinian psychiatry development is influenced by its unique history and geographical location.
The region's medical history, including the advanced Arab medicine of the Middle Ages, provides context.
Current psychiatric practice is situated within the broader contexts of the Arab world and Israel.

Purpose of the Study:

To describe key issues in Palestinian psychiatry.
To outline aspects of general and forensic psychiatry in the West Bank and Gaza.
To discuss the impact of historical and ongoing conflict on mental health.

Main Methods:

Literature review and historical analysis.
Examination of socio-political factors influencing mental health services.
Discussion of specific psychiatric challenges including suicide and forensic cases.

Main Results:

Palestinian psychiatry faces unique challenges shaped by regional history and conflict.
Forensic psychiatry in the West Bank and Gaza addresses issues like the death penalty.
The relationship between Arab and Jewish peoples influences contemporary cohabitation and conflict dynamics.

Conclusions:

Understanding Palestinian psychiatry requires considering its Arab and Israeli contexts.
Psychiatric development is intrinsically linked to the socio-political landscape.
The study underscores the complex interplay of history, culture, and mental health in Palestine.

Related Experiment Videos