Psychological Studies of Soviet-Jews
last updated in 1996 (update coming soon)


Al-Haj, M. (1993). Ethnicity and immigration: The case of Soviet immigration to Israel. Humboldt Journal of Social Relations, 19, 278-305.

Althausen, L. (1993). Journey of separation: Elderly Russian immigrants and their adult children in the health care setting. Social Work in Health Care, 19, 61-75.

Aronowitz, M. (1984). The social and emotional adjustment of immigrant children: A review of the literature. International Migration Review, 18, 237-257.

Aronowitz, M. (1992). Adjustment of immigrant children as a function of parental attitudes to change. International Migration Review, 26, 89-107.

Barankin, T., Konstantareas, M.M., & de Bosset, F. (1989). Adaption of recent Soviet Jewish immigrants and their children to Toronto. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 34, 512-518.

Ben-David, A. (1995). Family functioning and migration: Considerations for practice. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 22, 121-137.

Ben-David, A. & Lavee, Y. (1994). Migration and marital distress: The case of Soviet immigrants. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 21, 133-146.

Birman, D. (1994). Acculturation and human diversity in a multicultural society. In E. Trickett, R. Watts, & D. Birman, (Eds.), Human Diversity: Perspectives of People in Context. San Francisco, Jossey Bass.

Boss, P.G. & Gurko, T.A. (1994). The relationships of men and women in marriage. In J.W. Maddock, M.J. Hogan, A.I. Antonov, & M.S. Matskovsky, (Eds.), Families Before and After Perestroika: Russian and U.S. Perspectives. New York, The Guilford Press.

Brodsky, B. (1988). Mental health attitudes and practices of Soviet Jewish immigrants. Health and Social Work, 130-136.

Butz, M.R. (1995).  Hegemonic therapy, not recognizing the symbol: A case study of a Russian family's attempt to self-organize.  Journal of Family Psychotherapy, 6, 33-48.

Danes, S.M., Doudchenko, O.N., & Yasnaya, L.V. (1994). Work and family life. In J.W. Maddock, M.J. Hogan, A.I. Antonov, & M.S. Matskovsky, (Eds.), Families Before and After Perestroika: Russian and U.S. Perspectives. New York, The Guilford Press.

Detzner, D.F. & Sinelnikov, A.B. (1994). Intergenerational relations in families. In J.W. Maddock, M.J. Hogan, A.I. Antonov, & M.S. Matskovsky, (Eds.), Families Before and After Perestroika: Russian and U.S. Perspectives. New York, The Guilford Press.

Druchman, Diane. (1995).  Immigration Statuses and Their Influence on Service Provision, Access, and Use.  Social Work.  Journal of the National Association of Social Workers, March, 188-197.

Flaherty, J.A., Kohn, R., Golbin, A., Gaviria, M., & Birtz, S. (1986). Demoralization and social support in Soviet-Jewish immigrants to the United States. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 27, 149-158.

Flaherty, J.A., Kohn, R., Levav, I., & Birtz, S. (1988).  Demoralization in Soviet-Jewish immigrants to the United States and Israel.  Comprehensive Psychiatry, 29, 588-597.

Goldstein, E. (1979). Psychological adaptations of Soviet immigrants. The American Journal of Psychoanalysis, 39, 257-263.

Goldstein, E. (1984). "Homo Sovieticus" in transition: Psychoanalysis and problems of social adjustment. Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis, 12, 115-126.

Hulewat, P. (1981). Dynamics of the Soviet Jewish family: Its impact on clinical practice for the Jewish family agency. Journal of Jewish Communal Service, 58, 53-60.

Isralowitz, R.E. & Abu Saad, Ismael. (1994). Attitudes of Russian immigrant and Israeli-born women toward child-care services. Psychological Reports, 74, 880-882.

Kohn, R., Flaherty, J.A., & Levav, I. (1989). Somatic symtoms among older Soviet immigrants: An exploratory study. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 35, 350-360.

Levav, I., Kohn, R., Flaherty, J.A., Lerner, Y., & Aisenberg, E. (1990). Mental health attitudes and practices of Soviet immigrants. Israeli Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences, 27, 131-144.

Maddock, J.W. & Kon, I.S. (1994). Sexuality and family life. In J.W. Maddock, M.J. Hogan, A.I. Antonov, & M.S. Matskovsky, (Eds.), Families Before and After Perestroika: Russian and U.S. Perspectives. New York, The Guilford Press.

Markovitz, F. (1994). Family dynamics and the teenage immigrant: Creating the self through the parents' image. Adolescence, 29, 151-161.

Markus, R.L. & Schwartz, D.V. (1984). Soviet Jewish immigrants in Toronto: Ethnic self-identity and issues of integration. Canadian Ethnic Studies, 2, 71-97.

Mirsky, J., Barasch, M., & Goldberg, K. (1992).  Adjustment problems among Soviet immigrants at risk: I. Reaching out to members of the "1000 Families" organization.  Israel Journal of Psychiatry & Related Sciences, 29, 135-149.

Mirsky, J., Ginath, Y., Perl, E., & Ritsner, M.  (1992).  The psychological profile of Jewish late adolescents in the USSR: A preimmigration study.  Israel Journal of Psychiatry & Related Sciences, 29, 150-158.

Remennick, L.I., Amir, D., Elimelech, Y., & Novikov, Y.  (1995).  Family planning practices and attitudes among former Soviet new immigrant women in Israel.  Social Science & Medicine, 41, 560-577.

Ritsner, M., Mirsky, J., Factourovich, A., Segal, A., Shlafman, P., Levin, K., Bar Natan, E., Maoz, B., & Ginath, Y. Psychological adjustment and distress among Soviet immigrant physicians: Demographic and background variables. Israeli Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences, 30, 244-254.

Sebba, L. (1985).  Attitudes of new immigrants to white-collar crime: A cross-cultural exploration.  Megamot, 29, 57-72. (in Hebrew).

Shemesh, A.A., Horowitz, R., Levinson, D., & Popper, M. Psychiatric hospitalization if immigrants to Israel from the former USSR: Assessment of demand in future waves of immigration. Israeli Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences, 30, 213-222.

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Yaglom, M. (1993).  Role of psychocultural factors in the adjustment of Soviet Jewish refugees: Applying Kleinian theory of mourning.  Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 23, 135-145.

Zilberg, N. (1995). In-group humor of immigrants from the former Soviet Union to Israel. Israel Sociel Science Research, 10, 1-22.

Zimmerman, S.L., Antonov, A.I., Johnson, M., & Borisov, V.A. (1994). Social policy and families. In J.W. Maddock, M.J. Hogan, A.I. Antonov, & M.S. Matskovsky, (Eds.), Families Before and After Perestroika: Russian and U.S. Perspectives. New York: The Guilford Press.