Transcultural mental health care issues of Ethiopian immigration to Israel
| Autor: | Liora Tzadok, Tamar O. Erel, Pnina Romem, Vered Delbar, Osnat Mergi, Lisa Haim |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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| Zdroj: | Advances in Mental Health. 9:277-287 |
| ISSN: | 1837-4905 1838-7357 |
| DOI: | 10.5172/jamh.9.3.277 |
| Popis: | In Western societies abnormal behaviour is permitted and encouraged on specific occasions, such as Carnival and Halloween. However, in many parts in the world people are possessed by supernatural forces that speak through them, or have dreams and hallucinations that convey important messages to the community, including health perceptions and behaviours. What is an acceptable conduct for African immigrants in a Western community such as Israel and how is this interpreted?To illustrate the cultural component in mental health care and link this to mental health prevalence and patterns of mental disease, two patients who immigrated from Ethiopia are presented: (1) a young woman who tried to commit suicide, and who, on arrival at the hospital informed the physician that her situation was the result of possession by an evil spirit, the ‘Zar’; (2) a 19-year-old student, who was brought by his older brother to the primary physician due to ‘sensations in his head’.This article also presents unique causes a... |
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