This Empirical study is mainly concerned with the state of mental health in the Palestinian territo r ies as this zone is at high risk a nd frequently vulnerable fo r traumatization. The Palestinian people has been suffering fr om the suffocation a nd oppression of the occupation fo r long decades. Other socioeconomic conditions have further complicated the mental health status in the Palestinian territo r ies such as redundancy poo r income a nd poo r services. Poo r psychiatric a nd social services provided to people are also a majo r contributo r to the aggravation of mental health status in the Palestinian territo r y. Sigma attached to mental health appears to have a majo r role to play in this aggravation as well. We hope that this study provides a better understa nding of these phenomena in it’s natural in terms of size, description a nd causal relationships. Table of contents Background Dedication Preface Abstract Chapter 1 Introduction Objective of the study Depression Paranoia Interactive sensitivity Theo r etical framewo r k The study sample Chapter 11 Demographic characteristics of the study sample Results PTSD BDI Discussion Recommendations .References Annex 1 Annex 2