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| Alean Al-KrenawiSummaryAffiliation: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Country: Israel Publications
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Cross-national study of attitudes towards seeking professional help: Jordan, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Arabs in IsraelAlean Al-Krenawi
Spitzer Department of Social Work, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Int J Soc Psychiatry 50:102-14. 2004..This is the first study to compare help-seeking processes among Muslim Arab female students in Jordan, the United Arab Emirates and Israel...- Family therapy with a multiparental/multispousal familyA Al-Krenawi
Department of Social Work, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
Fam Process 37:65-81. 1998..With improvement of the children's functioning, and with reduced intra-subfamily hostility, the husband's relationships with his children and wives improved... - A comparative study of family functioning, health, and mental health awareness and utilization among female Bedouin-Arabs from recognized and unrecognized villages in the NegevAlean Al-Krenawi
Spitzer Department of Social Work, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
Health Care Women Int 27:182-96. 2006.... - A comparison of family functioning, life and marital satisfaction, and mental health of women in polygamous and monogamous marriagesAlean Al-Krenawi
Department of Social Work, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Int J Soc Psychiatry 52:5-17. 2006..A considerable body of research concludes that the polygamous family structure has an impact on children's and wives' psychological, social and family functioning... - Socio-political aspects of mental health practice with Arabs in the Israeli contextAlean Al-Krenawi
Spitzer Department of Social Work, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel
Isr J Psychiatry Relat Sci 42:126-36. 2005..Cultural competence and self-reflection are key components to effective cultural practice... - Mental health service utilization among the Arabs in IsraelAlean Al-Krenawi
Department of Social Work, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
Soc Work Health Care 35:577-89. 2002..Findings emphasize the need for a policy of developing infrastructure and trained personnel that can provide services adapted to the special cultural characteristics of the Arab population... - Mental health aspects of Arab-Israeli adolescents from polygamous versus monogamous familiesAlean Al-Krenawi
J Soc Psychol 142:446-60. 2002..Those variables may have had a more direct impact on mental health than did parental marital status. The data also indicated that perceived family functioning was the best predictor of mental health... - Ethnic and gender differences in mental health utilization: the case of Muslim Jordanian and Moroccan Jewish Israeli out-patient psychiatric patientsA Al-Krenawi
Department of Social Work, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
Int J Soc Psychiatry 47:42-54. 2001..Implications for psychiatric practice are discussed... - Learning achievement, social adjustment, and family conflict among Bedouin-Arab children from polygamous and monogamous familiesA Al-Krenawi
Department of Social Work, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
J Soc Psychol 140:345-55. 2000..The father's level of education tended to be inversely correlated with family size in terms of both number of children and number of wives... - Culturally sensitive social work practice with Arab clients in mental health settingsA Al-Krenawi
Department of Social Work, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
Health Soc Work 25:9-22. 2000.... - Attitudes toward and perceived psychosocial impact of female circumcision as practiced among the Bedouin-Arabs of the NegevA Al-Krenawi
Department of Social Work, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
Fam Process 38:431-43. 1999..The findings indicated that they had difficulties in mother-daughter relationships and trust. Implications of the ritual on the continuity of polygamy and marital/sexual problems are discussed... - Gender and biomedical/traditional mental health utilization among the Bedouin-Arabs of the NegevA Al-Krenawi
Department of Social Work, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Shera, Israel
Cult Med Psychiatry 23:219-43. 1999..In their search for models of traditional/biomedical system integration, scholars should turn to patients themselves, who are currently living such integration... - Explanations of mental health symptoms by the Bedouin-Arabs of the NegevA Al-Krenawi
Department of Social Work, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
Int J Soc Psychiatry 45:56-64. 1999..Cultural and language differences between the patients and psychiatrists were also found to cause miscommunications and inappropriate treatment, with the result that 50% of the sample terminated psychiatric treatment after two sessions... 
Psychosocial and familial functioning of children from polygynous and monogamous familiesAlean Al-Krenawi
Department of Social Work, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, PO Box 653, Beer Sheva 84105, Israel
J Soc Psychol 148:745-64. 2008..The authors discuss implications for practice and policy...- Psychological symptomatology among Palestinian male and female adolescents living under political violence 2004-2005Alean Al-Krenawi
Spitzer Department of Social Work, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
Community Ment Health J 43:49-56. 2007..Girls also reported higher levels of exposure to domestic violence and lower levels of family function than boys... - Cross-national comparison of Middle Eastern university students: help-seeking behaviors, attitudes toward helping professionals, and cultural beliefs about mental health problemsAlean Al-Krenawi
Spitzer Department of Social Work, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
Community Ment Health J 45:26-36. 2009..The conclusion discusses differences between our respondents' expectations and prevailing mental health service provision and delivery... - Success and failure among polygamous families: the experience of wives, husbands, and childrenVered Slonim-Nevo
Spitzer Department of Social Work, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, 84105 Beer Sheva, Israel
Fam Process 45:311-30. 2006..We discuss the need to develop, implement, and evaluate family intervention programs for polygamous families among different communities in the world... - Tomorrow's players under occupation: an analysis of the association of political violent with psychological functioning and domestic violence, among Palestinian youthAlean Al-Krenawi
Spitzer Department of Social Work, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva 84105, Israel
Am J Orthopsychiatry 77:427-33. 2007..Data revealed some geographic variability in experiences of politically violent events, domestic violence, school violence, and psychological symptomatology. Implications for practice are discussed... - Common mental disorders among Arab-Israelis: findings from the Israel National Health SurveyItzhak Levav
Mental Health Services, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel
Isr J Psychiatry Relat Sci 44:104-13. 2007.... - Mental health issues in Arab societyAlean Al-Krenawi
Isr J Psychiatry Relat Sci 42:71. 2005