Mental Health and Addiction Care in the Middle East (Advances in Mental Health and Addiction)

This ambitious resource describes innovative intervention programs for treating substance abuse and other mental health problems in the Middle East in the context of larger issues in the region. Deftly combining clinical acumen with in-depth knowledge of sociopolitical currents, contributors present data and analysis on similarities and differences within the region, addiction issues in special populations (youth, mothers, immigrants), and the efficacy of local and international initiatives. New trends in evidence-based responses, including mental health services in war and disaster, are related to the larger goals of promoting peace. To that end, the editors go beyond the concept of shared problems to discuss strategies toward shared solutions, most notably psychological first aid as a healing approach to mediation. Among the topics covered:* Drug abuse in the Middle East: promoting mutual interests through resistance and resilience. * Toward uniform data collection and monitoring of Israeli and Palestinian adolescent drug use. * Substance abusing mothers: toward an understanding of parenting and risk behavior. * Immigration, acculturation, and drug use. * Psychological first aid: a tool for mitigating conflict in the Middle East. * Collaborative approaches to addressing mental health and addiction. For health psychologists, psychiatrists, clinical social workers, and addiction counselors, __Mental Health and Addiction Care in the Middle East__ demonstrates the deep potential for mental health and social issues to be addressed to benefit all communities involved. Front Matter....Pages i-xi Introduction....Pages 1-5 Front Matter....Pages 7-7 Drug Abuse in the Middle East: Promoting Mutual Interests Through Resistance and Resilience....Pages 9-18 Drug Use Among High-Risk People: Resistance and Resilience Factors....Pages 19-46 Toward Uniform Data Collection and Monitoring of Israeli and Palestinian Adolescent Drug Use....Pages 47-58 A Parenting and Self-Care Intervention for Substance-Using Mothers: Promoting Resilience Among Israeli and Palestinian People....Pages 59-80 Substance-Abusing Mothers: Toward an Understanding of Parenting and Risk Behavior....Pages 81-91 Cigarette Smoking Among Youth: A Regional Health Problem....Pages 93-107 Immigration, Acculturation, and Drug Use....Pages 109-121 Front Matter....Pages 123-123 Disaster Relief Mental Health Resources: Community-Based Interventions and Implications for the Middle East....Pages 125-153 Psychological First Aid: A Tool for Mitigating Conflict in the Middle East....Pages 155-170 Collaborative Approaches to Addressing Mental Health and Addiction Care in the Middle East....Pages 171-181 Front Matter....Pages 183-183 Putting It Together: Final Thoughts on Two Decades of Mental Health and Addiction Development Efforts....Pages 185-190 Back Matter....Pages 191-194