Fareeda Abo-Ra
Biographic Data
| ID | 911373 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Fareeda Abo-Ra |
| GIVEN NAMES | Fareeda |
| FAMILY NAME | Abo-Ra |
| SIGNATURE | ABO-RA F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Smith College |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5312-2923 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Mental health knowledge production on Palestinians
Research on Palestinian mental health has expanded substantially over recent decades. However, limited attention has been paid to how this body of knowledge has been historically produced. Knowledge production is not neutral but rather shaped by broader global political dynamics that influence how research is framed, prioritized, funded, and legitimized. In contexts shaped by intractable conflict and structural inequality, examining knowledge pro…
The discriminatory politics of knowledge production
Academic publishing is one of several forces that shape what is recognized as global health knowledge. The peer review process is meant to ensure rigor and quality, yet it can reproduce political and structural inequalities, especially when research challenges dominant narratives. For researchers from marginalized and colonized communities, these dynamics determine whether their language, identity, and lived realities are permitted in scholarly s…
Social workers’ perspectives on adapting methods during the Covid-19 pandemic
This study sought to investigate the experiences and adaptations of social workers during the transition from face-to-face to online interventions amid the initial wave of COVID-19 in Israel. In-depth interviews were conducted with 27 social workers who had exclusively delivered face-to-face treatment before. Thematic analysis was employed to analyze the interviews. Findings Data analysis revealed five primary themes concerning the transition fro…
Determinants of intentions to seek formal mental health help among Palestinian adolescents in Israel
Background: Mental health challenges are widespread among adolescents undergoing significant physical, emotional, social, and academic changes. However, rates of formal help-seeking remain low, particularly among those from ethnic minorities. Aims: This study investigated the determinants of intentions to seek formal mental health help among Palestinian adolescents in Israel, focusing on mental health literacy (MHL) and trust in formal sources of…
Mental health literacy as a barrier and facilitator for service use
BACKGROUND: Mental health literacy (MHL) has been related to health behaviors and outcomes. However, studies examining MHL as a barrier and facilitator to service use are limited, especially among minority groups. AIMS: This study examined MHL as a barrier and facilitator to mental health service use among the Palestinian Bedouin minority in Israel. METHODS: Twenty-five Bedouins (15 women) from southern Israel participated in semi-structured, in-…
Exploring mental health literacy and formal and informal help-seeking intentions among Palestinian adolescents in Israel
This study highlights the importance of MHL factors in shaping adolescents' intentions to seek formal and informal mental health help. It emphasizes the need to strengthen informal support networks, improve adolescents' attitudes toward mental illness, and facilitate access to mental health information. These insights offer valuable guidance for intervention programs aimed at promoting both formal and informal help-seeking behaviors among Palesti…
Unraveling Trust Issues Towards Mental Health Professionals Among Bedouin-Arab Minority in Israel
Mental Health Literacy Among General Practitioners in Israel
In recent years, general practitioners (GPs) have become more involved in treating people with mental disorders. This study examined the mental health literacy of GPs in Israel, based on Jorm’s conceptual framework. Twenty-one GPs participated in a semi-structured, in-depth interview. The data were analyzed thematically, guided by Jorm’s six mental health literacy dimensions. The GPs generally reported that they could identify symptoms of mental …
Mental Health Underutilization by Palestinian-Arabs in Israel
BACKGROUND: Many studies show that members of minority groups underutilize mental health services and report more barriers to such utilization than majority groups. However, very little is known about these barriers and their relation to mental health service use among the Palestinian-Arab minority in Israel. AIMS: This study examined barriers to mental health service use in this population based on the stigma-related, attitudinal, and instrument…
Exploring the Bereavement Experience Due to Covid-19 Death Among Arabs in Israel
This study examined the experience of bereavement because of COVID-19 among the Arab minority in Israel, based on the two-track model of grief, using a qualitative approach. The data was collected in an in-depth interview with 34 participants representing the three religions in the Arab population in Israel, approximately 1 year after the loss occurred. The findings revealed that most participants reported returning to their previous function alm…
Mental health literacy among Arab university students in Israel
BACKGROUND: There has been a noticeable increase in the number of studies concerned with mental health literacy (MHL), specifically among students. Still, very few studies have examined MHL among students of non-Western minority groups. AIMS: This study examined MHL among Arab students in Israel based on Jorm's conceptual framework. METHODS: Twenty-eight Arab students in Israel took part in semi-structured, in-depth interviews. Most were single a…
Cognitive illness representations among Israeli Arabs diagnosed with depression and their relationship with health-related quality of life
BACKGROUND: The number of studies that have assessed cognitive illness representations among people diagnosed with depression, and their relationship to health outcomes, has clearly grown. Nevertheless, the relationship between cognitive illness representations and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has received very little research attention. AIMS: This study examined cognitive illness representations, based on the self-regulation model (SRM…
Barriers to Mental Health Service Use among Palestinian-Arab Women in Israel
This study highlights the role of psychological distress in the relationship between barriers to and utilization of mental health services, helping professionals and policymakers increase mental health service use among Palestinian-Arab women in Israel and other vulnerable women elsewhere
Depression Illness Representations Among Arabs in Israel
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Depression Illness Representations Among Arabs in Israel
Mental health literacy among Arab university students in Israel
BACKGROUND: There has been a noticeable increase in the number of studies concerned with mental health literacy (MHL), specifically among students. Still, very few studies have examined MHL among students of non-Western minority groups. AIMS: This study examined MHL among Arab students in Israel based on Jorm's conceptual framework. METHODS: Twenty-eight Arab students in Israel took part in semi-structured, in-depth interviews. Most were single a…
Cognitive illness representations among Israeli Arabs diagnosed with depression and their relationship with health-related quality of life
BACKGROUND: The number of studies that have assessed cognitive illness representations among people diagnosed with depression, and their relationship to health outcomes, has clearly grown. Nevertheless, the relationship between cognitive illness representations and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has received very little research attention. AIMS: This study examined cognitive illness representations, based on the self-regulation model (SRM…
Barriers to Mental Health Service Use among Palestinian-Arab Women in Israel
This study highlights the role of psychological distress in the relationship between barriers to and utilization of mental health services, helping professionals and policymakers increase mental health service use among Palestinian-Arab women in Israel and other vulnerable women elsewhere
Mental Health Literacy Among General Practitioners in Israel
In recent years, general practitioners (GPs) have become more involved in treating people with mental disorders. This study examined the mental health literacy of GPs in Israel, based on Jorm’s conceptual framework. Twenty-one GPs participated in a semi-structured, in-depth interview. The data were analyzed thematically, guided by Jorm’s six mental health literacy dimensions. The GPs generally reported that they could identify symptoms of mental …
Mental Health Underutilization by Palestinian-Arabs in Israel
BACKGROUND: Many studies show that members of minority groups underutilize mental health services and report more barriers to such utilization than majority groups. However, very little is known about these barriers and their relation to mental health service use among the Palestinian-Arab minority in Israel. AIMS: This study examined barriers to mental health service use in this population based on the stigma-related, attitudinal, and instrument…
Exploring the Bereavement Experience Due to Covid-19 Death Among Arabs in Israel
This study examined the experience of bereavement because of COVID-19 among the Arab minority in Israel, based on the two-track model of grief, using a qualitative approach. The data was collected in an in-depth interview with 34 participants representing the three religions in the Arab population in Israel, approximately 1 year after the loss occurred. The findings revealed that most participants reported returning to their previous function alm…
Social workers’ perspectives on adapting methods during the Covid-19 pandemic
This study sought to investigate the experiences and adaptations of social workers during the transition from face-to-face to online interventions amid the initial wave of COVID-19 in Israel. In-depth interviews were conducted with 27 social workers who had exclusively delivered face-to-face treatment before. Thematic analysis was employed to analyze the interviews. Findings Data analysis revealed five primary themes concerning the transition fro…
Determinants of intentions to seek formal mental health help among Palestinian adolescents in Israel
Background: Mental health challenges are widespread among adolescents undergoing significant physical, emotional, social, and academic changes. However, rates of formal help-seeking remain low, particularly among those from ethnic minorities. Aims: This study investigated the determinants of intentions to seek formal mental health help among Palestinian adolescents in Israel, focusing on mental health literacy (MHL) and trust in formal sources of…
Mental health literacy as a barrier and facilitator for service use
BACKGROUND: Mental health literacy (MHL) has been related to health behaviors and outcomes. However, studies examining MHL as a barrier and facilitator to service use are limited, especially among minority groups. AIMS: This study examined MHL as a barrier and facilitator to mental health service use among the Palestinian Bedouin minority in Israel. METHODS: Twenty-five Bedouins (15 women) from southern Israel participated in semi-structured, in-…
Exploring mental health literacy and formal and informal help-seeking intentions among Palestinian adolescents in Israel
This study highlights the importance of MHL factors in shaping adolescents' intentions to seek formal and informal mental health help. It emphasizes the need to strengthen informal support networks, improve adolescents' attitudes toward mental illness, and facilitate access to mental health information. These insights offer valuable guidance for intervention programs aimed at promoting both formal and informal help-seeking behaviors among Palesti…
Unraveling Trust Issues Towards Mental Health Professionals Among Bedouin-Arab Minority in Israel
The discriminatory politics of knowledge production
Academic publishing is one of several forces that shape what is recognized as global health knowledge. The peer review process is meant to ensure rigor and quality, yet it can reproduce political and structural inequalities, especially when research challenges dominant narratives. For researchers from marginalized and colonized communities, these dynamics determine whether their language, identity, and lived realities are permitted in scholarly s…
Mental health knowledge production on Palestinians
Research on Palestinian mental health has expanded substantially over recent decades. However, limited attention has been paid to how this body of knowledge has been historically produced. Knowledge production is not neutral but rather shaped by broader global political dynamics that influence how research is framed, prioritized, funded, and legitimized. In contexts shaped by intractable conflict and structural inequality, examining knowledge pro…
Psychology (12 works) · Medicine (11 works) · Psychiatry (11 works) · Mental health (10 works) · Mental Health Treatment and Access (10 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (8 works) · Clinical Psychology (7 works) · Qualitative research (7 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Sociology (6 works)