Western psychotherapy in traditional Arabic societies

Dwairy, Marwan; Sickle, Timothy D. Van

doi:10.1016/s0272-7358(96)00011-6

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“…As a result, many become detached from their true emotions and needs. Dwairy and Van Sickle (1996) claimed that repression is an inevitable consequence of traditional Middle Eastern society. As a result, the individual in this culture can become far removed from his or her self and tends to develop a false self that follows the practice of musayara (concealing one's true feelings and speaking and behaving in a manner that will be socially sanctioned) (Geriefat & Katriel, 1989).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Israeli Mental Health Professionals' Attitudes Towards Dissociative Disorders, Reported Incidence and Alternative Diagnoses Considered

Somer

2000

Journal of Trauma & Dissociation

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ABSTRACT. Clinical diagnoses of dissociative disorders (DDs), including Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), are controversial because there are mental health professionals in North America and elsewhere who are skeptical about whether these psychiatric disorders actually exist. This paper explores the attitudes of mental health professionals in Israel toward DDs and DID through a survey of 211 practicing clinicians (return rate of 39.5%). Of the sample, 95.5% scored at or above the point on a 5-point Likert scale measuring belief in the validity of DDs (m = 4.17, SD = 0.78); 84.5% declared at least a moderate belief in the validity of DID (M = 3.5, S.D. = 0.97). The average Israeli clinician surveyed had made 4.8 career-long DD diagnoses (S.D. = 18.06) and carried an average of 1.05 DD patients in his/her caseload (S.D. = 2.86). DID had a career-long diagnosis frequency of 0.14 patients per clinician (S.D. = 0.59) and was currently seen at a frequency of 0.03 cases per clinician (S.D. = 0.20). The five most frequently considered alternative diagnoses to DID in Israel were Borderline Personality Disorder (24%), Psychotic Disorder/Schizophrenia (23%), PTSD/Anxiety Disorder (10%), Malingering (8%) and Depressive Disorder (7%). The findings suggest that attitudes of Israeli clinicians are similar to those of North American clinicians despite the geographical and cultural differences between them.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Israeli Mental Health Professionals' Attitudes Towards Dissociative Disorders, Reported Incidence and Alternative Diagnoses Considered

Somer

2000

Journal of Trauma & Dissociation

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“…In contrast, in traditional Arab society, the collective identity is given priority over the individual (Dwairy & Van Sickle, 1996).…”

Section: Collectivism Vs Individualism In Arab Societymentioning

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Postpartum Depression Among Arab Women in Israel: Comparing Traditional and Modernized Women in a Traditional Society

Gith¹

2018

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The objective of this study was to understand how Arab women in Israel experience one of the most significant transitions in their lives, pregnancy and childbirth, who have undergone transitions toward modernity in their traditional society. The study included questionnaire to determine whether each woman has more traditional or modernized tendencies within the traditional Arab society. The study included 202 women, After the women expressed their willingness to participate in the study, five sessions were held: Immediately after marriagemodernization questionnaire, During the last two months of pregnancy -EPDS questionnaire, During the final month of pregnancy -EPDS questionnaire, After on one month of the delivery-EPDS questionnaire and After six months of the delivery-EPDS questionnaire It clearly revealed a modernization trend among Arab women in Israel. This study found that 12% to 15% of the sample suffered from PPD. It showed that modern women suffered from more severe depression after delivery than their traditional peers did. Nearly all the women diagnosed with PPD were closer to the modern end of the spectrum. When symptoms were discovered in traditional women, the changes in their behavior appeared to be more of an overall conclusion of this study.This study emphasizes the need for intervention programs to support the changes that women in Arab society in Israel are undergoing. The findings enable the early detection of the population at risk for PPD.

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“…I maintain that dissociated expression of aggression and sexuality may be very adaptive in conservative societies because it provides relief for the oppressed while the traditional patriarchal social order continues to be respected. In many traditional communities, individuals are enmeshed in the collective identities of their families and tribes and see themselves as extensions of a collective core identity [57]. Many of these cultures are family and society directed.…”

Section: Other Forms Of Nonpossession Trancementioning

confidence: 99%

“…As a result, many individuals become detached from their true emotions and needs. For example, Dwairy and Van Sickle [57] claimed that repression and disavowal of the self are inevitable consequences of traditional Arab society. The inability to focus on the self, to communicate about it, and to resolve intrapsychic conflicts can create not only somatoform dissociations such as hysterical paralyses or deafness but also psychoform dissociations.…”

Section: Other Forms Of Nonpossession Trancementioning

confidence: 99%

Culture-Bound Dissociation: A Comparative Analysis

Somer

2006

Psychiatric Clinics of North America

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Western psychotherapy in traditional Arabic societies

Cited by 109 publications

References 18 publications

Israeli Mental Health Professionals' Attitudes Towards Dissociative Disorders, Reported Incidence and Alternative Diagnoses Considered

Israeli Mental Health Professionals' Attitudes Towards Dissociative Disorders, Reported Incidence and Alternative Diagnoses Considered

Postpartum Depression Among Arab Women in Israel: Comparing Traditional and Modernized Women in a Traditional Society

Culture-Bound Dissociation: A Comparative Analysis

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