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Psychological symptomatology among Palestinian male and female adolescents living under political violence 2004–2005
- Authors:
- AL-KRENAWI Alean, LEV-WIESEL Rachel, SEHWAIL Mahmud A.
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 43(1), February 2007, pp.49-56.
- Publisher:
- Springer
The aim of the study was to investigate gender differences in relation to exposure to domestic violence, political violence, family relations and psychological symptomatology in Palestinian adolescents. The sample consisted of 1766 adolescents, males (54.1%) and females (45.9%), residents of West Bank cities subjected to violent political conflict. Participants completed a self-report questionnaire consisting of the following measures: demographic variables, domestic violence, political violence events, the McMaster Family Assessment Device, and the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) psychological symptomatology. Results indicated that whereas there was no significant difference in the level of exposure to political violence between boys and girls, female adolescents exhibited higher levels of psychological symptoms compared to their male counterparts. Girls also reported higher levels of exposure to domestic violence and lower levels of family function than boys.
Telephone counselling: a comparison of Arab and Jewish Israeli usage
- Authors:
- AL-KRENAWI Alean, GRAHAM John R., FAKHER-ALDIN Mueen
- Journal article citation:
- International Social Work, 46(4), October 2003, pp.495-509.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Reports on a study comparing Jewish and Arab callers to an Israeli telephone counselling service, in order to understand the ethno-racial specific components of Arab service utilisation and needs. Data were collected over a 12-month period in 1997 from services provide by the Israel Association for Emotional First Aid by Telephone (ERAN) in 4 cities. A sample of 344 Arab callers (representing 60 percent of total Arab callers to ERAN services in the cities studied) and 7000 Jewish respondents (10 percent of total Jewish callers) were used to collect demographic data, and information on the nature of the problems of the callers. The study found high levels of use among the Arab population, and suggests that telephone counselling may be a culturally appropriate way in providing services to people who conventionally underutilise other forms of professional mental health intervention. Considers some of the principles of cross-cultural social work practice that apply to telephone counselling.
Social work and Koranic mental health healers
- Authors:
- AL-KRENAWI Alean, GRAHAM John R.
- Journal article citation:
- International Social Work, 42(12), January 1999, pp.53-65.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The healing activities of six Arab Muslim Koranic healers working in the Negev desert, West Bank and the Gaza Strip are analysed with respect to healer characteristics, the process of becoming a healer and the stages of treating mental illness, including pre-diagnosis, diagnosis, and treatment. Prospects are considered for mutual integration, observation, and dissemination between social work and Koranic healing.