title: Mental health needs and services in the West Bank, Palestine.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Palestine 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.
  
  
  METHODS
  CINAHL, PubMed, and Science Direct were used to search for materials.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Evidence 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.
authors.affiliation: College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Annajah National University, 7, Rafedia, Nablus, West Bank, Palestine.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-5938-9386
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marie
authors.affiliation: School of Healthcare Sciences, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Eastgate House, 35-43 Newport Road, Cardiff, CF24 0AB UK.
authors.forename: Ben
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hannigan
authors.affiliation: School of Healthcare Sciences, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Eastgate House, 35-43 Newport Road, Cardiff, CF24 0AB UK.
authors.forename: Aled
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jones
keywords: Community mental health nursing; Conflict; Health policy; Mental health system; Palestine; Resilience; Resources