Citation

Palgi Y, Yehia R, Ben-Ezra M. Psychiatr. Q. 2011; 82(4): 297-302.

Affiliation

Department of Gerontology, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel, ypalgi@research.haifa.ac.il.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s11126-011-9171-5

PMID

21336609

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to examine the association between demographics, war-related factors, and psychosocial factors with mental health utilization among minorities in Israel. One thousand and sixty-eight participants filled a battery of self report questionnaires asking about demographics, psychosocial factors and war-related experience during the second Lebanon war, along with measurements of psychiatric symptoms. Logistic regression analyses revealed that injury of a relative during the war increased the probability to utilize mental health services (odds ratio, 3.854; 95% CI, 2.827-5.253). Our results support the importance of psychological first-aid to family members with relatives who were injured during war.

Language: en