title: Factors associated with mental health utilization among minorities following the second Lebanon war in Israel.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gerontology, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel. ypalgi@research.haifa.ac.il
authors.forename: Yuval
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Palgi
authors.forename: Rani
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yehia
authors.forename: Menachem
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ben-Ezra
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018912:Arabs / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D007861:Lebanon; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000523:psychology*; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D055815:Young Adult