ReviewInternational journal of mental health systems2016
Mental health needs and services in the West Bank, Palestine.
Review in International journal of mental health systems, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
42 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Impact of the October 7 Gaza war on post-traumatic stress symptoms and quality of life in Palestinian nursing.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Title of the study: perceived social support and anxiety symptoms among the Palestinian pregnant women: a cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Prevalence of violence and quality of life among nursing students during the 7th of October War in Palestine.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Traumatic Events Predict Eating Disorders Among Palestinians: The Moderating Role of Demographic Variables.Brain and behavior · 2025Article
- Traumatic grief, health and mental health in Palestine: the mediating role of posttraumatic growth and resilience.Health psychology report · 2025Article
- Interventions to promote mental health in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Palestinian refugees: A scoping review.The International journal of social psychiatry · 2024Article
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- Assessment of depression symptoms among cancer patients: a cross-sectional study from a developing country.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Postpartum depression symptoms: prevalence, risk factors, and childbirth experiences in Palestine.BMC public health · 2024Article
- The ambiguities of social inclusion in mental health: learning from lived experience of serious mental illness in Ghana and the occupied Palestinian territory.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2024Article
- Racism as a Threat to Palestinian Health Equity.Health equity · 2024Article
- Neocolonialism and science diplomacy: personal reflections from the Middle East on mental health policy and practice.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Social Stigma Toward Individuals with Schizophrenia in a Lebanese Population.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2024Article
- Environmental degradation, eco-anxiety and post-traumatic stress symptoms among Palestinian adults: The mediating role of coping strategies.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundPalestine is a low income country with scarce resources, which is seeking independence. This paper discusses the high levels of mental health need found amongst Palestinian people, and examines services, education and research in this area with particular attention paid to the West Bank.
methodsCINAHL, PubMed, and Science Direct were used to search for materials. RESULTS AND
conclusionEvidence from this review is that there is a necessity to increase the availability and quality of mental health care. Mental health policy and services in Palestine need development in order to better meet the needs of service users and professionals. It is essential to raise awareness of mental health and increase the integration of mental health services with other areas of health care. Civilians need their basic human needs met, including having freedom of movement and seeing an end to the occupation. There is a need to enhance the resilience and capacity of community mental health teams. There is a need to increase resources and offer more support, up-to-date training and supervision to mental health teams.
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