Evgeny Knaifel
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 209674 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Evgeny Knaifel |
| NOMBRES | Evgeny |
| APELLIDO | Knaifel |
| FIRMA | KNAIFEL E |
| AFILIACIONES | Ben-Gurion University of the Negev |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7019-4272 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 9 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 12 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 9 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2015 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
“We need actions, not words”
This study explored how Russian-speaking immigrant families in Israel perceive recovery-oriented mental health rehabilitation services for their relatives with severe mental illness. Qualitative interviews with 18 families identified six key themes: lack of directive care, tension between personal autonomy and professional responsibility, family exclusion, privatization concerns, language barriers, and inadequate responses to treatment non-adhere…
Schizophrenia literacy among former Soviet Union immigrants
Several studies in Western countries have found that first- and second-generation immigrants have an increased risk of developing schizophrenia. Mental health literacy can facilitate help-seeking and prevent chronic mental conditions. This study explores cross-generational differences in schizophrenia literacy among immigrants from the former Soviet Union (FSU) in Israel. Data were collected using a cross-sectional online survey of 405 respondent…
Unequal access and treatment disengagement in mental health
Treatment disengagement in mental health is often framed as an individual problem linked to lack of insight, low motivation, or ambivalence toward care. However, this perspective overlooks broader social conditions. This brief note argues that, from a social justice perspective, disengagement is understood not as “treatment refusal,” but as a consequence of structural barriers and unequal access affecting marginalized populations, including immig…
Loss, Obligation, and Recovery
Despite the high prevalence of mental health problems among immigrants in many Western countries, little is known about how they or their family members perceive their immigration and adaptation processes. This qualitative article provides a retrospective investigation of immigration perceptions of families from the former Soviet Union in Israel who care for a relative with severe mental illness. Through holistic analysis of in-depth semi-structu…
Intersectionality and Caregiving
Intersectionality has become a central analytical framework in the study of exclusion and empowerment experiences among women from marginalized communities. However, the relevance of intersectionality to informal caregiving in mental healthcare has hardly been explored to date. The purpose of the current study is to examine the exclusion experiences and coping resources of immigrant women caring for a family member with a severe mental illness (S…
Immigrant generation, acculturation, and mental health literacy among former Soviet Union immigrants in Israel
BACKGROUND: Research on Mental Health Literacy (MHL) has been growing in different geographical and cultural contexts. However, little is known about the relationship between immigrant generations, acculturation, stigma, and MHL among immigrant populations. AIMS: This study aims to examine differences in MHL among immigrant generations (first, 1.5, and second) from the former Soviet Union (FSU) in Israel and to assess whether differences are acco…
Cultural competence in multi-family psychoeducation groups
The successful integration of cultural competence with evidence-based practices in mental health services is still limited for particular cultural populations. The current study explored culturally adapted family psychoeducation intervention for immigrants from the former Soviet Union (FSU) in Israel who care for a family member with severe mental illness (SMI). Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 18 immigrant mothers about th…
Immigrant Caregivers
Interplay of identities
This study explored the self-perceptions of individuals with mental illness who immigrated from the Former Soviet Union (FSU) to Israel. In particular, we examined the double stigma borne by these individuals as new immigrants and psychiatric patients, which may threaten their identity and render them at risk for social marginalization. We interviewed 12 FSU immigrants diagnosed with severe mental illness (SMI), who had been hospitalized in psych…
Immigrant Caregivers
Cultural competence in multi-family psychoeducation groups
The successful integration of cultural competence with evidence-based practices in mental health services is still limited for particular cultural populations. The current study explored culturally adapted family psychoeducation intervention for immigrants from the former Soviet Union (FSU) in Israel who care for a family member with severe mental illness (SMI). Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 18 immigrant mothers about th…
Interplay of identities
This study explored the self-perceptions of individuals with mental illness who immigrated from the Former Soviet Union (FSU) to Israel. In particular, we examined the double stigma borne by these individuals as new immigrants and psychiatric patients, which may threaten their identity and render them at risk for social marginalization. We interviewed 12 FSU immigrants diagnosed with severe mental illness (SMI), who had been hospitalized in psych…
Interplay of identities
This study explored the self-perceptions of individuals with mental illness who immigrated from the Former Soviet Union (FSU) to Israel. In particular, we examined the double stigma borne by these individuals as new immigrants and psychiatric patients, which may threaten their identity and render them at risk for social marginalization. We interviewed 12 FSU immigrants diagnosed with severe mental illness (SMI), who had been hospitalized in psych…
Immigrant Caregivers
Immigrant generation, acculturation, and mental health literacy among former Soviet Union immigrants in Israel
BACKGROUND: Research on Mental Health Literacy (MHL) has been growing in different geographical and cultural contexts. However, little is known about the relationship between immigrant generations, acculturation, stigma, and MHL among immigrant populations. AIMS: This study aims to examine differences in MHL among immigrant generations (first, 1.5, and second) from the former Soviet Union (FSU) in Israel and to assess whether differences are acco…
Cultural competence in multi-family psychoeducation groups
The successful integration of cultural competence with evidence-based practices in mental health services is still limited for particular cultural populations. The current study explored culturally adapted family psychoeducation intervention for immigrants from the former Soviet Union (FSU) in Israel who care for a family member with severe mental illness (SMI). Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 18 immigrant mothers about th…
Loss, Obligation, and Recovery
Despite the high prevalence of mental health problems among immigrants in many Western countries, little is known about how they or their family members perceive their immigration and adaptation processes. This qualitative article provides a retrospective investigation of immigration perceptions of families from the former Soviet Union in Israel who care for a relative with severe mental illness. Through holistic analysis of in-depth semi-structu…
Intersectionality and Caregiving
Intersectionality has become a central analytical framework in the study of exclusion and empowerment experiences among women from marginalized communities. However, the relevance of intersectionality to informal caregiving in mental healthcare has hardly been explored to date. The purpose of the current study is to examine the exclusion experiences and coping resources of immigrant women caring for a family member with a severe mental illness (S…
“We need actions, not words”
This study explored how Russian-speaking immigrant families in Israel perceive recovery-oriented mental health rehabilitation services for their relatives with severe mental illness. Qualitative interviews with 18 families identified six key themes: lack of directive care, tension between personal autonomy and professional responsibility, family exclusion, privatization concerns, language barriers, and inadequate responses to treatment non-adhere…
Schizophrenia literacy among former Soviet Union immigrants
Several studies in Western countries have found that first- and second-generation immigrants have an increased risk of developing schizophrenia. Mental health literacy can facilitate help-seeking and prevent chronic mental conditions. This study explores cross-generational differences in schizophrenia literacy among immigrants from the former Soviet Union (FSU) in Israel. Data were collected using a cross-sectional online survey of 405 respondent…
Unequal access and treatment disengagement in mental health
Treatment disengagement in mental health is often framed as an individual problem linked to lack of insight, low motivation, or ambivalence toward care. However, this perspective overlooks broader social conditions. This brief note argues that, from a social justice perspective, disengagement is understood not as “treatment refusal,” but as a consequence of structural barriers and unequal access affecting marginalized populations, including immig…
Mental health (9 obras) · Immigration (8 obras) · Mental Health Treatment and Access (6 obras) · Migration, Health and Trauma (6 obras) · Family Caregiving in Mental Illness (5 obras) · Mental illness (5 obras) · Psychiatry (5 obras) · Psychology (5 obras) · Clinical Psychology (4 obras) · Political science (4 obras)