David Strug
Biographic Data
| ID | 182586 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Strug |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Strug |
| SIGNATURE | STRUG D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Yeshiva University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 54 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1971 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Heinz Kohut's Ideas of Self
The authors explore Heinz Kohut's ideas of self, including its nuclear and virtual forms, in the critical period from the late 1960s to about 1975. Kohut's creative process, it is argued, has not been fully appreciated. The authors establish the baseline of Kohut's ideas about the self in his first book, The Analysis of the Self in 1971. His ideas then evolved significantly in the next few years, as he came to define the self as the center of psy…
An Exploratory Study of How Older Cubans Cope with Difficult Living Conditions
Population aging is a concern to policy makers in Cuba where by 2025 there will be more pensioners than workers. We describe a unique, exploratory study of older Cubans 60+ years of age and how they cope with stress associated with economic vulnerability and adverse living conditions. Many older persons have incomes too low to provide a minimum standard of living. We address the following questions. (1) What chronic environmental stressors do old…
Heinz Kohut’s theory of aggression and rage
The Impact of Cuban Economic Reform on Older Persons
Psychoanalysis in a changing Cuba
A Faculty Development Program in Cuba for American Social Work Academics
This article describes a faculty development program for American social work academics that was organized by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) and held in Havana, Cuba, in June 2012 and repeated again in 2013. Data for this article come from the author’s experience in leading these visits. The article discusses why participants attended this program, what they learned, and how they viewed Cuban social work. It shows that participants h…
Older Persons and the Cuban Reform Process
Cubans are living longer, which combined with a low birth rate, has reduced the proportion of the population in the work force. This adversely affects the economy, which is one reason government has introduced major structural reforms. This article presents data from a qualitative study of 35 older persons (60+ years of age) who were asked about the reform process and its impact on their lives. This process has important implications for the fast…
Designing Strategies for Ethno-Religious Engagement
This article explores strategies being employed by Jewish leadership in Cuba and abroad, to sustain Jewish continuity, and to engage adolescents in Jewish identity development. Focus will be placed on the ways that adolescents living in present-day Cuba have become involved in Jewish life. It is expected that this study's findings can be informative and instructive to a broad spectrum of religious leaders and faith-based service providers interes…
Why Older Cubans Continue to Identify with the Ideals of the Revolution
Psychological Distress of Cuban Americans Affected by Restrictive U.S. Travel Policies
We describe the mental health consequences of United States travel policies affecting Cuban Americans (CAs) with relatives in Cuba and discuss these policies in the context of U.S. domestic politics and the Bush administration's desire for regime change in Cuba. Policies put into effect in 2004 restrict CAs from visiting relatives in Cuba more than once every 3 years, narrowly define family whom CAs can legally visit, and limit the assistance the…
The Impact of 9/11 on Older Chinese and Hispanic Immigrants in New York City
Older Chinese and Hispanic immigrants (mostly Dominican) reacted to 9/11 in distinct, culture bound ways, which helped them cope with this traumatic event. This paper compares the two groups in terms of how they reacted and coped with 9/11, how cultural factors influenced their responses, and discusses implications for social work education, policy and practice. For the Chinese, cultural values associated with social connections played an importa…
Client Satisfaction and Staff Empathy at Pediatric HIV/Aids Programs
Client satisfaction is a topic of great interest in health care. It is associated with a variety of health outcomes and has economic, psychological, and social benefits. Staff empathy may be an important component of client satisfaction. This paper examines the relationship of client satisfaction to staff empathy at five pediatric HIV/AIDS outpatient clinics in Brooklyn, NY. One hundred fifty-eight clients (caretakers or parents) of infected chil…
Social Service Needs of Hispanic Immigrants
Large numbers of poor Hispanic immigrants have come to the U.S. in recent years with many social service needs. This qualitative, pilot study of Hispanic immigrants in the Washington Heights community in New York City identifies their perceived needs and barriers for accessing services. Seven face-to-face interviews with community-based professionals and four focus group interviews with thirty Hispanic immigrants provide the data. Both groups of …
An Instant Shot of “Aah”
This research was supported by a grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (1 H81 DA 02300-01) to Narcotic and Drug Research, Inc., New York, and the Division of Substance Abuse Services, New York State. Opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the policy of NIDA or the Division of Substance Abuse Services
Alcohol and Ethnography
The modern ethnographic literature on alcohol tends to underestimate problems due to drinking. This "problem deflation" probably reflects a concurrence of various assumptions, methods, and theoretical orientations. Functionalist assumptions direct attention more to the gains than to the losses involved in drinking. The pleasures of drinking are more easily observed, given the ethnographer's focus on the everyday and the social, than the private p…
Methadone Folklore
In the Tri-State Ethnographic Project (TRISEP) we found many of the same side effects ascribed to methadone as reported in the clinical literature: constipation, body aches and bone problems, sweating, sexual problems, weight changes, stomach distress, drowsiness and insomnia. Clinical evidence suggests that many reported symptoms may be related to dosage acclimation, interaction of methadone with other drugs, detoxification effects or problems u…
Three Comments Received on Identifying 'Hispanic' Populations
Three Comments Received on Identifying 'Hispanic' Populations David Strug CopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.70.10.1112 Published Online: October 07, 2011
Cross‐Cultural Approaches to the Study of Alcohol
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Alcohol and Ethnography
The modern ethnographic literature on alcohol tends to underestimate problems due to drinking. This "problem deflation" probably reflects a concurrence of various assumptions, methods, and theoretical orientations. Functionalist assumptions direct attention more to the gains than to the losses involved in drinking. The pleasures of drinking are more easily observed, given the ethnographer's focus on the everyday and the social, than the private p…
Social Service Needs of Hispanic Immigrants
Large numbers of poor Hispanic immigrants have come to the U.S. in recent years with many social service needs. This qualitative, pilot study of Hispanic immigrants in the Washington Heights community in New York City identifies their perceived needs and barriers for accessing services. Seven face-to-face interviews with community-based professionals and four focus group interviews with thirty Hispanic immigrants provide the data. Both groups of …
Why Older Cubans Continue to Identify with the Ideals of the Revolution
Methadone Folklore
In the Tri-State Ethnographic Project (TRISEP) we found many of the same side effects ascribed to methadone as reported in the clinical literature: constipation, body aches and bone problems, sweating, sexual problems, weight changes, stomach distress, drowsiness and insomnia. Clinical evidence suggests that many reported symptoms may be related to dosage acclimation, interaction of methadone with other drugs, detoxification effects or problems u…
Three Comments Received on Identifying 'Hispanic' Populations
Three Comments Received on Identifying 'Hispanic' Populations David Strug CopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.70.10.1112 Published Online: October 07, 2011
Photograph Required
Cross‐Cultural Approaches to the Study of Alcohol
Three Comments Received on Identifying 'Hispanic' Populations
Three Comments Received on Identifying 'Hispanic' Populations David Strug CopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.70.10.1112 Published Online: October 07, 2011
An Instant Shot of “Aah”
This research was supported by a grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (1 H81 DA 02300-01) to Narcotic and Drug Research, Inc., New York, and the Division of Substance Abuse Services, New York State. Opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the policy of NIDA or the Division of Substance Abuse Services
Alcohol and Ethnography
The modern ethnographic literature on alcohol tends to underestimate problems due to drinking. This "problem deflation" probably reflects a concurrence of various assumptions, methods, and theoretical orientations. Functionalist assumptions direct attention more to the gains than to the losses involved in drinking. The pleasures of drinking are more easily observed, given the ethnographer's focus on the everyday and the social, than the private p…
Methadone Folklore
In the Tri-State Ethnographic Project (TRISEP) we found many of the same side effects ascribed to methadone as reported in the clinical literature: constipation, body aches and bone problems, sweating, sexual problems, weight changes, stomach distress, drowsiness and insomnia. Clinical evidence suggests that many reported symptoms may be related to dosage acclimation, interaction of methadone with other drugs, detoxification effects or problems u…
Social Service Needs of Hispanic Immigrants
Large numbers of poor Hispanic immigrants have come to the U.S. in recent years with many social service needs. This qualitative, pilot study of Hispanic immigrants in the Washington Heights community in New York City identifies their perceived needs and barriers for accessing services. Seven face-to-face interviews with community-based professionals and four focus group interviews with thirty Hispanic immigrants provide the data. Both groups of …
Client Satisfaction and Staff Empathy at Pediatric HIV/Aids Programs
Client satisfaction is a topic of great interest in health care. It is associated with a variety of health outcomes and has economic, psychological, and social benefits. Staff empathy may be an important component of client satisfaction. This paper examines the relationship of client satisfaction to staff empathy at five pediatric HIV/AIDS outpatient clinics in Brooklyn, NY. One hundred fifty-eight clients (caretakers or parents) of infected chil…
The Impact of 9/11 on Older Chinese and Hispanic Immigrants in New York City
Older Chinese and Hispanic immigrants (mostly Dominican) reacted to 9/11 in distinct, culture bound ways, which helped them cope with this traumatic event. This paper compares the two groups in terms of how they reacted and coped with 9/11, how cultural factors influenced their responses, and discusses implications for social work education, policy and practice. For the Chinese, cultural values associated with social connections played an importa…
Psychological Distress of Cuban Americans Affected by Restrictive U.S. Travel Policies
We describe the mental health consequences of United States travel policies affecting Cuban Americans (CAs) with relatives in Cuba and discuss these policies in the context of U.S. domestic politics and the Bush administration's desire for regime change in Cuba. Policies put into effect in 2004 restrict CAs from visiting relatives in Cuba more than once every 3 years, narrowly define family whom CAs can legally visit, and limit the assistance the…
Why Older Cubans Continue to Identify with the Ideals of the Revolution
Designing Strategies for Ethno-Religious Engagement
This article explores strategies being employed by Jewish leadership in Cuba and abroad, to sustain Jewish continuity, and to engage adolescents in Jewish identity development. Focus will be placed on the ways that adolescents living in present-day Cuba have become involved in Jewish life. It is expected that this study's findings can be informative and instructive to a broad spectrum of religious leaders and faith-based service providers interes…
Older Persons and the Cuban Reform Process
Cubans are living longer, which combined with a low birth rate, has reduced the proportion of the population in the work force. This adversely affects the economy, which is one reason government has introduced major structural reforms. This article presents data from a qualitative study of 35 older persons (60+ years of age) who were asked about the reform process and its impact on their lives. This process has important implications for the fast…
A Faculty Development Program in Cuba for American Social Work Academics
This article describes a faculty development program for American social work academics that was organized by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) and held in Havana, Cuba, in June 2012 and repeated again in 2013. Data for this article come from the author’s experience in leading these visits. The article discusses why participants attended this program, what they learned, and how they viewed Cuban social work. It shows that participants h…
Heinz Kohut’s theory of aggression and rage
The Impact of Cuban Economic Reform on Older Persons
Psychoanalysis in a changing Cuba
An Exploratory Study of How Older Cubans Cope with Difficult Living Conditions
Population aging is a concern to policy makers in Cuba where by 2025 there will be more pensioners than workers. We describe a unique, exploratory study of older Cubans 60+ years of age and how they cope with stress associated with economic vulnerability and adverse living conditions. Many older persons have incomes too low to provide a minimum standard of living. We address the following questions. (1) What chronic environmental stressors do old…
Heinz Kohut's Ideas of Self
The authors explore Heinz Kohut's ideas of self, including its nuclear and virtual forms, in the critical period from the late 1960s to about 1975. Kohut's creative process, it is argued, has not been fully appreciated. The authors establish the baseline of Kohut's ideas about the self in his first book, The Analysis of the Self in 1971. His ideas then evolved significantly in the next few years, as he came to define the self as the center of psy…
Sociology (15 works) · Psychology (12 works) · Medicine (11 works) · Political science (8 works) · Cuban History and Society (5 works) · Gerontology (5 works) · History (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Aesthetics (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works)