Community mental health, psychoanalysis, and freedom

The case of Palestine

Bibliographic Data

ID21747952
AuthorsSamah Jabr (0000-0002-8490-5485, George Washington University), Elizabeth Berger (0000-0002-2608-421X, George Washington University, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume20
Issue2
Pages285-301
Publication date2023-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1556-9187 • E-ISSN: 1742-3341
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/aps.1801
OpenAlexW4322739246
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited15

The authors describe community mental health in Palestine from several vantage points: Palestine's historical and current context of military/political violence under Israeli occupation, its health care system and system of mental health care, and the status of its mental health staffing and training. Vignettes illustrate characteristic challenges and opportunities for Palestine within the domain of mental health. The roles of cognitive behavioral therapy and psychoanalytic thinking are discussed in terms of current practice, with an eye toward policy planning for a fully integrated model of health care delivery. The authors argue that the values of justice, freedom, and human rights are fundamental to well‐being, and that the theory and practice of community mental health must support active resistance to violation of these principles

Economic Justice · Health care · Human rights · Mental health · Palestine · Political science · Politics · Psychoanalytic theory · Psychotherapist · Sociology · Staffing · Health and Conflict Studies · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Nursing · Psychology

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