text: what are the common health problems among hasidic jews? i am doing this cultural diversity project in college, i've searched high and low for books related to the topic. all i could find were books about their culture and history.  i've tried looking for it in the internet but could not find what i am looking for. if you have any ideas or know a web link that can help me, i'd very much appreciate it. thanks mechanisms of mental disorders were analyzed predominately from the position of the "physiology of superior nervous activity". at the same time, the role of the social and psychological factors in psychiatric problems was not totally ignored.   there's more to this article if you want to click on the link below. basically covers a large scope of functions of the nervous system and mental illnesses such as schizophrenia etc... among the hasidic jews in russia.