Mental Health Issues
Compiled by Mark E. Pfeifer, PhD
AB Amstadter; R Acierno; LK Richardson; DG Kilpatrick; DF Gros; MT Gaboury; TL Tran;
LT Trung; NT Tam; T Tuan; LT Buoi; TT Ha; TD Thach; S Galea. Posttyphoon
prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder, panic disorder,
and generalized anxiety disorder in a Vietnamese sample. Publication: Journal of
traumatic stress, 2009 Jun; 22(3): 180-8
CA Esposito; Z Steel; TM Gioi; TT Huyen; D Tarantola. The prevalence of depression
among men living with HIV infection in Vietnam. Publication: American journal of public
health, 2009 Oct; 99 Suppl 2: S439-44
Jin Y Shin; Nguyen Viet Nhan. Predictors of Parenting Stress among Vietnamese Mothers
of Young Children with and without Cognitive Delay. Publication: Journal of Intellectual &
Developmental Disability, v34 n1 p17-26 Mar 2009
Chiehwen E Hsu; Chiehwen E Hsu; Chiehwen E Hsu; Chiehwen E Hsu; E Stephanie
Robinson; Grace X Ma; Grace X Ma. Model Minority at Risk: Expressed Needs of Mental
Health by Asian American Young Adults. Publication: Journal of Community Health, 34,
no. 2 (2009): 144-152. (Study includes Vietnamese Americans)
FH Norris; MJ Vanlandingham; L Vu. PTSD in Vietnamese Americans following Hurricane
Katrina: prevalence, patterns, and predictors. Publication: Journal of traumatic stress,
2009 Apr; 22(2): 91-101
Thao N Le; Judy Wallen. Risks of Non-Familial Violent Physical and Emotional
Victimization in Four Asian Ethnic Groups. Publication: Journal of Immigrant and Minority
Health, 11, no. 3 (2009): 174-187
Z Steel; D Silove; NM Giao; TT Phan; T Chey; A Whelan; A Bauman; RA Bryant.
International and indigenous diagnoses of mental disorder among Vietnamese living in
Vietnam and Australia. Publication: The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental
science, 2009 Apr; 194(4): 326-33
Thang Luu; Patrick Leung; Susan Nash. Help-Seeking Attitudes Among Vietnamese
Americans: The Impact of Acculturation, Cultural Barriers, and Spiritual Beliefs.
Publication: Social Work in Mental Health, 7, no. 5 (2009): 476-493
Perceptions of Vietnamese Fathers' Acculturation Levels, Parenting Styles, and Mental
Health Outcomes in Vietnamese American Adolescent Immigrants. By: Nguyen, Peter V..
Social Work, Oct2008, Vol. 53 Issue 4, p337-346, 10p
Self-construal and multicultural competency among Vietnamese-American mental health
professionals by Nguyen, Hieu Nhu, M.S.W., California State University, Long Beach,
2008, 114 pages; AAT 1455492
Vietnamese Amerasians and Former Political Prisoners. By: McKelvey, Robert. Psychiatric
Times, Apr2008 Special Edition, Vol. 25 Issue 5, p38-40, 3p
Relationship between perceived parental warmth, problem behaviors, and depression
among Vietnamese young adults
by Tran, Ty Bach Thi, M.S.W. Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2007, 68
pages; AAT 1448138
Trauma, PTSD and the longer-term mental health burden amongst Vietnamese
refugees. By: Silove, Derrick; Steel, Zachary; Bauman, Adrian; Chey, Tien;
McFarlane, Alexander. Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Epidemiology, Jun2007, Vol. 42
Issue 6, p467-476
FACTORS INFLUENCING ATTITUDES TOWARDS SEEKING PROFESSIONAL HELP
AMONG EAST AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE WOMEN. By:
Fung, Kenneth; Yuk-Lin Renita Wong. International Journal of Social Psychiatry,
May2007, Vol. 53 Issue 3, p216-231
The SF-36 Among Cambodian and Vietnamese Refugees: An Examination of
Psychometric Properties. By: Hinton, Devon; Sinclair, Samuel; Chung, Rita; Pollack, Mark.
Journal of Psychopathology & Behavioral Assessment, Mar2007, Vol. 29 Issue 1, p38-45,
8p,
NONLINEAR RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LENGTH OF RESIDENCE AND DEPRESSION
IN A COMMUNITY-BASED SAMPLE OF VIETNAMESE AMERICANS. By: Tran, Thanh
V.; Manalo, Victor; Nguyen, Victor T. D.. International Journal of Social Psychiatry,
Jan2007, Vol. 53 Issue 1, p85-94, 10p,
Mui AC, Kang SY
Acculturation stress and depression among Asian immigrant elders
SOCIAL WORK 51 (3): 243-255 JUL 2006
Beiser MNMN, Hou F
Ethnic identity, resettlement stress and depressive affect among Southeast Asian
refugees in Canada
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE 63 (1): 137-150 JUL 2006
Thanh HTT, Tran TN, Jiang GX, et al.
Life time suicidal thoughts in an urban community in Hanoi, Vietnam
BMC PUBLIC HEALTH 6: Art. No. 76 MAR 26 2006
Bradley GM, Couchman GM, Perlesz A, et al.
Multiple-family group treatment for English- and Vietnamese-speaking families living with
schizophrenia
PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES 57 (4): 521-530 APR 2006
Giang KB, Allebeck P, Kullgren G, et al.
The Vietnamese version of the Self Reporting Questionnaire 20 (SRQ-20) in
detecting mental disorders in rural Vietnam: A validation study
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY 52 (2): 175-184 MAR 2006
Steel, Z.; Silove, D.; Chey, T.; Bauman, A.; Phan, T. Mental disorders, disability and
health service use amongst Vietnamese refugees and the host Australian population.
ACTA PSYCHIATRICA SCANDINAVICA, Apr2005, Vol. 111 Issue 4, p300, 10p
Nguyen, Quang Charles X.; Anderson, Louis P. Vietnamese Americans' attitudes toward
seeking mental health services: Relation to cultural variables. JOURNAL OF
COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY, Mar2005, Vol. 33 Issue 2, p213, 19p
Lain, Brian Trung. An Integrative Model for the Study of Psychological Distress in
Vietnamese-American Adolescents. NORTH AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY,
2005, Vol. 7 Issue 1, p89, 17p
Oppedal B, Roysamb E, Sam DL. The effect of acculturation and social support on
change in mental health among young immigrants. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF
BEHAVIORAL DEVELOPMENT 28 (6): 481-494 NOV 2004. (Study Includes Vietnamese)
Fisher JRW, Morrow MM, Ngoc NTN, Anh LTH. Prevalence, nature, severity and
correlates of postpartum depressive symptoms in Vietnam. BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL
JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY 111 (12): 1353-1360 DEC 2004.
AU Yamada, A Yee, B TI A survey of depressive symptoms among Vietnamese older
adults SO GERONTOLOGIST DT Meeting Abstract PY 2003 PD OCT VL 43 SI Sp. Iss. 1
BP 129 EP 129 PG 1
AU Mui, AC Kang, SY Chen, LM Domanski, MD TI Reliability of the geriatric depression
scale for use among elderly Asian immigrants in the USA (study includes Vietnamese
Americans) SO INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS DT Article PY 2003 PD SEP VL
15 IS 3 BP 253 EP 271 PG 19
AU Moon, A Chan, C TI A comparison of the levels and correlates of depression among
Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese American caregivers caring for their elderly relatives
with Alzheimer's Disease SO GERONTOLOGIST DT Meeting Abstract PY 2003 PD OCT
VL 43 SI Sp. Iss. 1 BP 437 EP 437 PG 1
AU Dong, YT Church, AT TI Cross-cultural equivalence and validity of the Vietnamese
MMPI-2: Assessing psychological adjustment of Vietnamese refugees SO
PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT DT Article PY 2003 PD SEP VL 15 IS 3 BP 370 EP
377 PG 8
Kim, Wooksoo. (2002). Ethnic variations in mental health symptoms and functioning
among Asian Americans. PhD Dissertation, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.
Le, An Hoai. (2002). The Rorschach: A non-patient sample representing the Vietnamese
and Vietnamese-American population. PsyD Dissertation, ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL
UNIVERSITY, FRESNO.
Tran, Kim-Uyen Ngoc. (2002). Prevalence of trauma-related symptoms among
Vietnamese refugees. MSW Thesis, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH.
AU Chung, RCY Bemak, F TI Revisiting the California Southeast Asian Mental Health
Needs Assessment data: An examination of refugee ethnic and gender differences SO
JOURNAL OF COUNSELING AND DEVELOPMENT BP 111 EP 119 PG 9 JI J. Couns.
Dev. PY 2002 PD WIN VL 80 IS 1
Ong, AD and Phinney, JS (2002). “Personal goals and depression among Vietnamese
American and European American young adults: A mediational analysis.?JOURNAL OF
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 142(1): 97-108.
AU: Beiser, M Hou, F TI: Language acquisition, unemployment and depressive disorder
among Southeast Asian refugees: a 10-year study (Canada) SO: SOCIAL SCIENCE &
MEDICINE BP: 1321 EP: 1334 PG: 14 PY: 2001 PD: NOV VL: 53 IS: 10
Duong, C.H. (2001). Migration stress and the vicarious acquisition of learned
helplessness through media exposure in Vietnamese refugees. PhD Dissertation.
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY - SAN DIEGO.
AU: Fatemi, SH Kroll, JL Stary, JM TI: Altered levels of Reelin and its isoforms in
schizophrenia and mood disorders (study includes Vietnamese-American patients) SO:
NEUROREPORT BP: 3209 EP: 3215 PG: 7 PY: 2001 PD: OCT 29 VL: 12 IS: 15
AU: Hinton, D Chau, H Nguyen, L Nguyen, M Pham, T Quinn, S Tran, M TI: Panic
disorder among Vietnamese refugees attending a psychiatric clinic: Prevalence and
subtypes SO: GENERAL HOSPITAL PSYCHIATRY BP: 337 EP: 344 PG: 8 PY: 2001 PD:
NOV-DEC VL: 23 IS: 6
AU: Kleijn, WC Hovens, JE Rodenburg, JJ TI: Posttraumatic stress symptoms in refugees:
Assessments with the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire and the Hopkins Symptom
Checklist- 25 in different languages SO: PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS BP: 527 EP: 532
PG: 6 PY: 2001 PD: APR VL: 88 IS: 2
AU: Loughry, M Flouri, E TI: The behavioral and emotional problems of former
unaccompanied refugee children 3-4 years after their return to Vietnam SO: CHILD
ABUSE & NEGLECT BP: 249 EP: 263 PG: 15 PY: 2001 PD: FEB VL: 25 IS: 2
AU: McKelvey, R TI: The prevalence of psychiatric disorders among Vietnamese children
and adolescents in Perth, Western Australia SO: AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND
JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY BP: A19 EP: A19 PG: 1 PY: 2001 PD: AUG VL: 35 IS: 4
AU: Ying, YW TI: Psychotherapy with traumatized Southeast Asian refugees SO:
CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK JOURNAL BP: 65 EP: 78 PG: 14 PY: 2001 PD: SPR VL: 29 IS:
1
Elledge, M.D. (2000). Prevalence and predictors of adolescent depression in a multiethnic
sample. MA Thesis. UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC.
AU: Hyman, I Vu, N Beiser, M TI: Post-migration stresses among Southeast Asian refugee
youth in Canada: A research note SO: JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE FAMILY STUDIES
BP: 281 EP: 293 PG: 13 PY: 2000 PD: SPR VL: 31 IS: 2
AU: Lesser, JG Eriksen, HE TI: Brief treatment with a Vietnamese adolescent: Integrating
self psychological and constructivist models. SO: CRISIS INTERVENTION AND TIME-
LIMITED TREATMENT BP: 29 EP: 39 PG: 11 PY: 2000 VL: 6 IS: 1
AU: Phan, T TI Investigating the use of services for Vietnamese with mental illness. SO:
JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY HEALTH BP: 411 EP: 425 PG: 15 PY: 2000 PD: OCT VL:
25 IS: 5
AU: Sam, DL TI: Psychological adaptation of adolescents with immigrant backgrounds
SO: JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY BP: 5 EP: 25 PG: 21 PY: 2000 PD: FEB VL:
140 IS: 1
AU: Bemak, F Chung, RCY TI: Vietnamese Amerasians: The relationship between
biological father, psychological distress, and self-destructive behavior. SO: JOURNAL OF
COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY BP: 443 EP: 456 PG: 14 PY: 1999 PD: JUL VL: 27 IS: 4
Dinh, K.T., 1999. Predictors of Psychosocial Well-being in an Asian American Sample:
Acculturation, Intergenerational Conflict, and Parent-Child Relationships. PhD
Dissertation, University of Washington.
Ha, C.K. 1999. Ascertaining the Relationship of Acculturation and the Perception of
Psychological Stress, Self-Concept, and Locus of Control Among Vietnamese Refugees
and Immigrants in the United States of America. PhD Dissertation, Kent State University,
Kent, Ohio.
Kim-Bae, L.S. 1999. Cultural Identity as a Mediator of Acculturative Stress and
Psychological Adjustment in Vietnamese-American Adolescents. PhD Dissertation, Arizona
State University.
AU: Lun, KM Cheung, F TI: Mental health issues for Asian Americans. SO: PSYCHIATRIC
SERVICES BP: 774 EP: 780 PG: 7 JI: Psychiatr. Serv. PY: 1999 PD: JUN VL: 50 IS: 6
AU: McKelvey, RS Baldassar, LV Sang, DL Roberts, L TI: Vietnamese parental
perceptions of child and adolescent mental illness. SO: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN
ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY. BP: 1302 EP: 1309 PG: 8 PY:
1999 PD: OCT VL: 38 IS: 10
AU: Nguyen, HH Messe, LA Stollak, GE TI: Toward a more complex understanding of
acculturation and adjustment - Cultural involvements and psychosocial functioning in
Vietnamese youth. SO: JOURNAL OF CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY BP: 5 EP: 31
PG: 27 PY: 1999 PD: JAN VL: 30 IS: 1
Nguyen, Q.X. 1999. Vietnamese individuals' attitudes toward seeking mental health
services: Influence of cultural variables. Phd Dissertation, Georgia State University.
AU: Shapiro, J Douglas, K de la Rocha, O Radecki, S Vu, C Dinh, T TI: Generational
differences in psychosocial adaptation and predictors of psychological distress in a
population of recent Vietnamese immigrants. SO: JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
BP: 95 EP: 113 PG: 19 PY: 1999 PD: APR VL: 24 IS: 2
AU: Silove, D TI: The psychosocial effects of torture, mass human rights violations, and
refugee trauma - Toward an integrated conceptual framework. SO: JOURNAL OF
NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISEASE BP: 200 EP: 207 PG: 8 PY: 1999 PD: APR VL: 187
IS: 4
AU: Thomas, T TI: Stress, coping, and the mental health of older Vietnamese migrants.
SO: AUSTRALIAN PSYCHOLOGIST BP: 82 EP: 86 PG: 5 PY: 1999 PD: JUL VL: 34 IS: 2
AU: Bemak, F Chung, RCY TI: Vietnamese Amerasians: Predictors of distress and self-
destructive behavior. SO: JOURNAL OF COUNSELING AND DEVELOPMENT BP: 452
EP: 458 PG: 7 PY: 1998 PD: FAL VL: 76 IS: 4
AU: Braun, KL Browne, CV TI: Perceptions of dementia, caregiving, and help seeking
among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans. SO: HEALTH & SOCIAL WORK BP: 262
EP: 274 PG: 13 PY: 1998 PD: NOV VL: 23 IS: 4
AU: Chiu, YW Ring, JM TI: Chinese and Vietnamese immigrant adolescents under
pressure: Identifying stressors and interventions. SO: PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY-
RESEARCH AND PRACTICE BP: 444 EP: 449 PG: 6 PY: 1998 PD: OCT VL: 29 IS: 5
AU: Hinton, L Jenkins, CNH McPhee, S Wong, C Ky, QW Le, A Du, N Fordham, D TI: A
survey of depressive symptoms among Vietnamese-American men in three locales -
Prevalence and correlates. SO: JOURNAL OF NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISEASE BP:
677 EP: 683 PG: 7 PY: 1998 PD: NOV VL: 186 IS: 11
AU: Lay, C Nguyen, T TI: The role of acculturation-related and acculturation non- specific
daily hassles: Vietnamese-Canadian students and psychological distress. SO: CANADIAN
JOURNAL OF BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE-REVUE CANADIENNE DES SCIENCES DU
COMPORTEMENT BP: 172 EP: 181 PG: 10 PY: 1998 PD: JUL VL: 30 IS: 3
AU: Mollica, RF McInnes, K Pham, T Smith, MC Murphy, E Lin, L TI: The dose-effect
relationships between torture and psychiatric symptoms in Vietnamese ex-political
detainees and a comparison group. SO: JOURNAL OF NERVOUS AND MENTAL
DISEASE BP: 543 EP: 553 PG: 11 PY: 1998 PD: SEP VL: 186 IS: 9
AU: Phinney, JS Madden, T Santos, LJ TI: Psychological variables as predictors of
perceived ethnic discrimination among minority and immigrant adolescents. SO:
JOURNAL OF APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY BP: 937 EP: 953 PG: 17 PY: 1998 PD:
JUN 15 VL: 28 IS: 11
AU: Sack, WH TI: Multiple forms of stress in refugee and immigrant children. SO: CHILD
AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRIC CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA BP: 153 EP: + PG:
17 JI: Child Adolesc. Psychiatr. N. Am. PY: 1998 PD: JAN VL: 7 IS: 1
AU: Stuchbery, M Matthey, S Barnett, B TI: Postnatal depression and social supports in
Vietnamese, Arabic and Anglo-Celtic mothers. SO: SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND
PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY BP: 483 EP: 490 PG: 8 PY: 1998 PD: OCT VL: 33 IS: 10
PT: J AU: Ton-That, N TI: Post-traumatic stress disorder in Asian refugees. SO:
PSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES BP: S377 EP: S379 PG: 3 PY: 1998
PD: DEC VL: 52
Yan, M.C. 1998. The Coping Strategy of Unemployed Vietnamese Chinese Youth: The
Influence of Culture on Coping. MSW Thesis, York University, Toronto, Canada.
Beiser, M. & P. Johnson. 1997. Final Report: the Mental Health of Southeast Asian
Refugees Resettling in Canada. Ottawa: Canada Health and Welfare NHRDP.
AU: Bemak, F Chung, RCY TI Vietnamese Amerasians: Psychosocial adjustment and
psychotherapy. SO: JOURNAL OF MULTICULTURAL COUNSELING AND
DEVELOPMENT BP: 79 EP: 88 PG: 10 PY: 1997 PD: JAN VL: 25 IS: 1
Cao, H.T. 1997. Cultural and Personality Differences in Recognizing Anxiety and
Defensiveness in Others. MA Thesis, California State University, Fullerton.
AU: Cheung, F Lin, KM TI: Neurasthenia, depression and somatoform disorder in a
Chinese-Vietnamese woman migrant. SO: CULTURE MEDICINE AND PSYCHIATRY BP:
247 EP: 258 PG: 12 PY: 1997 PD: JUN VL: 21 IS: 2
AU: Devins, GM Beiser, M Dion, R Pelletier, LG Edwards, RG TI: Cross-cultural
measurements of psychological well-being: The psychometric equivalence of Cantonese,
Vietnamese, and Laotian translations of the affect balance scale. SO: AMERICAN
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH BP: 794 EP: 799 PG: 6 PY: 1997 PD: MAY VL: 87 IS: 5
AU: Fawzi, MCS Murphy, E Pham, T Lin, L Poole, C Mollica, RF TI: The validity of
screening for post-traumatic stress disorder and major depression among Vietnamese
former political prisoners. SO: ACTA PSYCHIATRICA SCANDINAVICA BP: 87 EP: 93 PG:
7 JI: Acta Psychiatr. Scand. PY: 1997 PD: FEB VL: 95 IS: 2
AU: Fawzi, MCS Pham, T Lin, L Nguyen, TV Ngo, D Murphy, E Mollica, RF TI: The
validity of posttraumatic stress disorder among Vietnamese refugees. SO: JOURNAL OF
TRAUMATIC STRESS BP: 101 EP: 108 PG: 8 PY: 1997 PD: JAN VL: 10 IS: 1
Graham, G.R. 1997. Acculturation and Life Satisfaction Among Adult Vietnamese
Refugees. MSW Thesis, California State University, Long Beach.
Le, M.T. 1997. Development of the Vietnamese Coping Resources Scale. PhD
Dissertation, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.
AU: Matthey, S Barnett, BEW Elliott, A TI: Vietnamese and Arabic women's responses to
the Diagnostic interview Schedule (depression) and self-report questionnaires: Cause for
concern. SO: AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY BP: 360
EP: 369 PG: 10 PY: 1997 PD: JUN VL: 31 IS: 3
AU: McKelvey, RS Webb, JA TI: Comparative levels of psychological distress in a pre-
migratory refugee population. SO: AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF
PSYCHIATRY BP: 543 EP: 548 PG: 6 PY: 1997 PD AUG VL: 31 IS: 4
AU: McKelvey, RS Webb, JA TI: A prospective study of psychological distress related to
refugee camp experience. SO: AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF
PSYCHIATRY BP: 549 EP: 554 PG: 6 PY: 1997 PD: AUG VL: 31 IS: 4
PT: J AU: Nesdale, D Rooney, R Smith, L TI: Migrant ethnic identity and psychological
distress. SO: JOURNAL OF CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY BP: 569 EP: 588 PG:
20 PY: 1997 PD: SEP VL: 28 IS: 5
AU: Neugebauer, R TI: The uses of psychosocial epidemiology in promoting refugee
health. SO: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH BP: 726 EP: 728 PG: 3 PY:
1997 PD: MAY VL: 87 IS: 5
Nguyen, D.T. 1997. Vietnamese Attitudes Toward Mental Illness and the Utilization of
Mental Healt Services. MSW Thesis, California State University, Long Beach.
AU: Nicholson, BL TI: The influence of pre-emigration and postemigration stressors on
mental health: A study of Southeast Asian refugees SO: SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH BP:
19 EP: 31 PG: 13 PY: 1997 PD: MAR VL: 21 IS: 1
AU: Roberts, RE Chen, YR Roberts, CR TI: Ethnocultural differences in prevalence of
adolescent suicidal behaviors. SO: SUICIDE AND LIFE-THREATENING BEHAVIOR BP:
208 EP: 217 PG: 10 PY: 1997 PD: SUM VL: 27 IS: 2
AU: Silove, D Manicavasagar, V Beltran, R Le, G Nguyen, H Phan, T Blaszczynski, A TI:
Satisfaction of Vietnamese patients and their families with refugee and mainstream mental
health services. SO: PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES BP: 1064 EP: 1069 PG: 6 PY: 1997 PD:
AUG VL: 48 IS: 8
AU: Quang, DT Richey, CA TI: Family functioning and psychological well-being in
Vietnamese adolescents. SO: JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL WELFARE BP:
41 EP: 61 PG: 21 PY: 1997 PD: MAR VL: 24 IS: 1
Tran, C.G. 1997. Domestic Violence Among Vietnamese Refugee Women: Prevalence,
Abuse Characteristics, Psychiatric Symptoms, and Psychosocial Factors. PhD
Dissertation, Boston University.
AU: Tran, TV Ferullo, DL TI: Indochinese mental health in North America: Measures,
status, and treatments. SO: JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL WELFARE BP: 3
EP: 20 PG: 18 PY: 1997 PD: JUN VL: 24 IS: 2
AU: Ying, YW Akutsu, PD Zhang, XL Huang, LN TI: Psychological dysfunction in
Southeast Asian refugees as mediated by sense of coherence. SO: AMERICAN
JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY BP: 839 EP: 859 PG: 21 PY: 1997 PD: DEC
VL: 25 IS: 6
AU: Webb, JA McKelvey, RS Strobel, R TI: Replication and extension of a risk profile for
Amerasian youth. SO: JOURNAL OF TRAUMATIC STRESS BP: 645 EP: 654 PG: 10 PY:
1997 PD: OCT VL: 10 IS: 4
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Compiled by Mark E. Pfeifer, PhD
AB Amstadter; R Acierno; LK Richardson; DG Kilpatrick; DF Gros; MT Gaboury; TL Tran;
LT Trung; NT Tam; T Tuan; LT Buoi; TT Ha; TD Thach; S Galea. Posttyphoon
prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder, panic disorder,
and generalized anxiety disorder in a Vietnamese sample. Publication: Journal of
traumatic stress, 2009 Jun; 22(3): 180-8
CA Esposito; Z Steel; TM Gioi; TT Huyen; D Tarantola. The prevalence of depression
among men living with HIV infection in Vietnam. Publication: American journal of public
health, 2009 Oct; 99 Suppl 2: S439-44
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