Resource Tag: ISRAEL

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This research investigates the knowledge & myths about suicide among a random sample of 450 undergraduates in Israel & examaines whether they are affected by ethnic origin, gender, & religiosity. The level of Israeli students’ knowledge about suicide is generally good. There are significant differences, however, between the Jewish & Arab students in knowledge about […]

The authors examined the weak associations found in research between self-report measures & the Rorschach text from the perspective of Bornstein’s (2002) process dissociation framework. The focus was on associations between self-report measures of psychological distress & their corresponding Rorschach indexes while inspecting the moderating role of self-disclosure. 59 nonpatient Israeli adults participated in a […]

The effect of gender on suicide among 4 groups of psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents was studied using a cross-sectional design. 404 patients, ages 12-21 were divided into 76 male suicide attempters, 103 male nonattempters, 143 female suicide attempters, & 82 female nonattempters. Findings were analyzed by multivariate regression with stepwise logistic models. Depression & anxiety were […]

To evaluate the relationship between plasma serotonin levels & psychometric measures in suicidal adolescents versus controls, 211 Israeli adolescents were divided into 4 groups: 35 suicidal psychiatric inpatients; 30 nonsuicidal psychiatric inpatients; 51 adolescents referred to the emergency room after an attempt; & 95 community-based controls. Plasma serotonin levels were significantly lower in the control […]

The lifetime prevalence rates of suicide ideation, plans, & attempts were established & the conditional risks of suicide attempts following the prior onset of suicide ideation or planning were identified. A representative sample of Israeli residents, aged 21 or older, were interviewed between May 2003-April 2004. The final sample included 4,859 respondents. About 5.5% of […]

Based on Durkheim’s control theory, the authors explored the association between frequency of terror attacks in Israel & the frequency of suicide attempts admitted to the emergency room of a major general hospital in Tel-Aviv (1999-2004). Analysis of the 6-year study period as a whole revealed no significant correlation between the variables, with the exception […]

The linkage between immigration & suicide has been studied in various societies with conflicting results. Extremely high rates of suicide have been found repeatedly among the population of Ethiopian immigrants in Israel. These rates were significantly higher than other immigrant populations in the country. Possible explanations for this disparity are discussed & future directions for […]

This study examined similarities & differences between 43 adolescent suicide completers, & 171 adolescents with non-fatal suicidal symptoms or who were non-suicidal psychiatric controls in an epidemiologic sample. 18-21-year-old males from the same national military service cohort were identified. Major depression was present in half of those who died by suicide, near-lethal attempters, & ideators, […]

This study examined the relationship between suicidality & dependent & self-critical depression among adolescents. 96 Israeli adolescents participated: 32 suicidal inpatients, 32 nonsuicidal inpatients, & 32 healthy controls. Results indicated suicidal adolescents have significantly higher levels of self-critical & dependent depression, compared to nonsuicidal inpatients & healthy controls. The distinctive quality of depression among suicidal […]

Characteristics of calls to 3 technologically mediated sources of help that are part of the volunteer-based Israeli Association for Emotional First Aid were compared. 4426 calls to a telephone hotline were compared with 373 personal chats & 954 postings to an asynchronous online support group. Threats of suicide were much more frequent among participants in […]

This study investigated the link between the use of specific types of substances & suicidality in adolescent inpatients with schizophrenia & schizoaffective disorder. A 10-year naturalistic retrospective study of 178 adolescents inpatients was performed. The suicide attempters reported considerably greater usage of inhalants & lysergic acid diethylamide. Alcohol & methylene-dioxy-methylamphethamine were also used significantly more […]

This article describes SAHAR, an online confidential support service in Israel for people in crisis. A Hebrew website provides relevant & continuously updated information & personal communication to users through synchronous & asynchronous support. Online forums are also part of the service. The website is accessed more than 10,000 times a month with approximately 1,000 […]

Background Although problems in the differentiation between self and object are commonly encountered in clinical work with suicidal adolescents, empirical validation of this phenomenon is limited in the literature. The aim of this study was to use empirical methods to examine the differentiation between self and parental representations in suicidal inpatient adolescents. Methods Ninety-six adolescents […]

Objective: Self-injurious behaviours (SIBs) are widespread among prisoners and are sometimes classified as potentially calculated acts intended to control others. Access to a psychiatrist may be valued by imprisoned soldiers seeking immediate release from service. The main goal of the study was to assess the effects of a new mental health regulation in the Israel […]

A combined psychological autopsy and narrative approach was used to study the completed suicides of 67 Israeli soldiers. Three issues were addressed. First, the authors examined the typology of the life narratives of suicide completed during active army duty. Second, focusing on the last 3 weeks of the soldiers’ lives, they sought to examine their […]

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This study included 102 adolescents (suicidal & nonsuicidal inpatients, & a control group) & investigated the relationship between suicidal behaviour & aspects of bodily perception & parental care. It was hypothesized that suicidal adolescents would have higher tactile sensation thresholds, & more negative body attitudes & experiences; & report less parental care, lower positive & […]

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