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This book is published with the support of the Ministry of Health and The Israel National Institute for Health Policy and Health Service Research.

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This is an important book that reflects the flourishing of psychiatric epidemiology in Israel over the past decade. It encompasses the many facets of psychiatric epidemiology within the multicultural mosaic of Israeli society. As a melting pot of ethnic and immigrant populations, this book will be of interest not only to local mental health professionals but also to those around the globe. Gilad Gal PhD, Mental Health Epidemiology and Psychosocial Aspects of Illness, The Gertner Institute for Epidemiology and Health Policy Research; and School of Behavioral Sciences, the Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo, Israel This timely book on psychiatric epidemiology in Israel is essential for mental health workers, researchers and clinicians, medical professionals, health insurers and providers, NGO executives, service users and all those interested in understanding and promoting mental health in populations. Its 19 chapters have been written by senior Israeli authors in the various fields, based on unique national data sets and on innovative epidemiological research. Shmuel Fennig MD, Tel Aviv University's Sackler Medical Faculty; and Shalvata Mental Health Center, Hod Hasharon, Israel This book provides an overview of the broad scope of epidemiological research conducted in a wide range of mental health domains up to the most recent Israel World Mental Health Survey. Among the many topics, it covers specific disorders; mental health problems of specific populations, such as the Arab sector, immigrants and Holocaust survivors; as well as service delivery. Robert Kohn MD Brown University, Rhode Island, USA

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