The article constitutes a widely researched account of mental patients and their perceptions in the early history of Israel, especially its second decade. It focuses on a single generation, which experienced the traumas of war in Europe, followed by insecurity in Israel’s struggle for independence. The article claims that in the 1960s many suffered from depression, reflected in a record number of patients in mental hospitals and mentally sick people, mostly of European origin. This study describes Israeli society in the 1960s as disturbed, immersed in nightmarish dreams and close to madness; it also discusses the genetic and neurological vulnerabilities which induced the psychosis and the social response that converted it into a chronic illness.

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精神病患者以及他们在年轻的以色列人中的看法

这篇文章对以色列早期历史，尤其是第二个十年中的精神病患者及其看法进行了广泛研究。它专注于一代人，他们经历了欧洲战争的创伤，随后是以色列争取独立斗争中的不安全感。文章声称，在 1960 年代，许多人患有抑郁症，这反映在精神病院的患者和精神病患者数量创历史新高，其中大部分是欧洲血统。这项研究将 1960 年代的以色列社会描述为不安、沉浸在噩梦中并接近疯狂；它还讨论了诱发精神病的遗传和神经系统脆弱性以及将其转变为慢性疾病的社会反应。