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Predictors of Depressive Symptoms Among Israeli Jews and Arabs During the Al Aqsa Intifada: A Population-Based Cohort Study 
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Sample details

This study aimed to assess the predictors of depressive symptoms in a population-based cohort exposed to ongoing and widespread terrorism. Interviews of a representative sample of adults aged 18 years or older living in Israel, including both Jews and Arabs, were conducted between August and September 2004, with follow-up interviews taking place between February and April 2005. Around 1,600 Israeli residents participated in the baseline interview. Of these participants, 80.8% were Jewish, 49.4% were male, and the mean age of the sample was 43 years.

Study design
Cohort

Number of participants at first data collection

1,613 (participants)

Age at first data collection

≥ 18 years (participants)

Participant year of birth

Varied (participants)

Participant sex
All

Representative sample at baseline?
Adults living in Israel between August and September of 2004.

Sample features

Adults
Dataset details

Country

Israel

Year of first data collection

2004

Primary Institutions

University of Michigan (Academic, United States of America)

Links
No website available

Profile paper DOI

doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.annepidem.2007.12.004

Funders

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) (Government, United States of America)

Ohio Board of Regents (now known as Department of Higher Education) (Government, United States of America)

Ongoing?
Yes

Data types collected

mentalHealthData
Quantitative data collection
  • Interview – phone
Qualitative data collection
  • None
Neuroimaging data collection
  • None
Linked or secondary data
  • None
Features

Engagement

  • None
  • Keywords

    Economics
    Exposure to terrorism
    Mental health
    Psychosocial factors
    Risk factors
    Social functioning
    Trauma
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