Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1979 Aug;36(9):955-61.

Adaptational problems of Vietnamese refugees. I. Health and mental health status.

Abstract

The forced migratory influx of Vietnamese to the United States has raised questions regarding the resettlement process, the effect of culture shock, the refugees' coping behavior and adaptabilities, and their health and mental health status. We report the two-year results of ongoing research on the Vietnamese refugees based on the use of the Cornell Medical Index (CMI). The responses on the CMI on the first (1975) and second (1976) administrations indicate a high and continuing level of physical and mental dysfunction. The second administration also revealed significant shifts in dysfunctions as well as exposing factors that related to these dysfunctions, ie, age/sex interactions, marital status, family groupings, and public assistance. The follow-up CMI also showed an increase in anger and hostility with concomitant reductions in feelings of inadequacy.

PMID:: 464745; [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

LinkOut - more resources

Full Text Sources

Medical

Mental Disorders - MedlinePlus Health Information

Supplemental Content

Icon for Silverchair Information Systems

Save items

Related citations in PubMed

Adaptation problems of Vietnamese refugees. II. Life changes and perception of life events. [Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1980]
Adaptation problems of Vietnamese refugees. II. Life changes and perception of life events.
Masuda M, Lin KM, Tazuma L. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1980 Apr; 37(4):447-50.
A mental health survey of the Vietnamese refugee in Japan. [Int J Soc Psychiatry. 1989]
A mental health survey of the Vietnamese refugee in Japan.
Ebata K, Miyake Y. Int J Soc Psychiatry. 1989 Summer; 35(2):164-72.
Organised violence and the stress of exile. Predictors of mental health in a community cohort of Vietnamese refugees three years after resettlement. [Br J Psychiatry. 1995]
Organised violence and the stress of exile. Predictors of mental health in a community cohort of Vietnamese refugees three years after resettlement.
Hauff E, Vaglum P. Br J Psychiatry. 1995 Mar; 166(3):360-7.
Review Changing factors and changing needs in women's health care. [Nurs Clin North Am. 1986]
Review Changing factors and changing needs in women's health care.
Leslie LA, Swider SM. Nurs Clin North Am. 1986 Mar; 21(1):111-23.
Review Common mental health problems in immigrants and refugees: general approach in primary care. [CMAJ. 2011]
Review Common mental health problems in immigrants and refugees: general approach in primary care.
Kirmayer LJ, Narasiah L, Munoz M, Rashid M, Ryder AG, Guzder J, Hassan G, Rousseau C, Pottie K, Canadian Collaboration for Immigrant and Refugee Health (CCIRH). CMAJ. 2011 Sep 6; 183(12):E959-67. Epub 2010 Jul 5.

See reviews... See all...

Cited by 8 PubMed Central articles

Acculturation gaps in Vietnamese immigrant families: Impact on family relationships. [Int J Intercult Relat. 2010]
Acculturation gaps in Vietnamese immigrant families: Impact on family relationships.
Ho J, Birman D. Int J Intercult Relat. 2010 Jan 1; 34(1):22-23.
Divided countries, divided mind 1: psycho-social issues in adaptation problems of north korean defectors. [Psychiatry Investig. 2008]
Divided countries, divided mind 1: psycho-social issues in adaptation problems of north korean defectors.
Min SK. Psychiatry Investig. 2008 Mar; 5(1):1-13. Epub 2008 Mar 31.
Prevalence and Correlates of Depressive Symptoms among North Korean Defectors Living in South Korea for More than One Year. [Psychiatry Investig. 2009]
Prevalence and Correlates of Depressive Symptoms among North Korean Defectors Living in South Korea for More than One Year.
Jeon BH, Kim MD, Hong SC, Kim NR, Lee CI, Kwak YS, Park JH, Chung J, Chong H, Jwa EK, et al. Psychiatry Investig. 2009 Sep; 6(3):122-30. Epub 2009 Aug 3.

See all...

Related information

Related Citations
Calculated set of PubMed citations closely related to the selected article(s) retrieved using a word weight algorithm. Related articles are displayed in ranked order from most to least relevant, with the “linked from” citation displayed first.
Cited in PMC
Full-text articles in the PubMed Central Database that cite the current articles.

Recent activity

Clear Turn Off Turn On

Adaptational problems of Vietnamese refugees. I. Health and mental health status...
Adaptational problems of Vietnamese refugees. I. Health and mental health status.
Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1979 Aug ;36(9):955-61.

PubMed
Kaposi's sarcoma in Uganda: geographic and ethnic distribution.
Kaposi's sarcoma in Uganda: geographic and ethnic distribution.
Br J Cancer. 1972 Dec ;26(6):483-97.

PubMed
Some health benefits of physical activity. The Framingham Study.
Some health benefits of physical activity. The Framingham Study.
Arch Intern Med. 1979 Aug ;139(8):857-61.

PubMed
Enzyme variability in the Drosophila willistoni group. VI. Levels of polymorphis...
Enzyme variability in the Drosophila willistoni group. VI. Levels of polymorphism and the physiological function of enzymes.
Biochem Genet. 1972 Dec ;7(3):331-45.

PubMed
Infusion of the branched chain amino acids in postoperative patients. Anticatabo...
Infusion of the branched chain amino acids in postoperative patients. Anticatabolic properties.
Ann Surg. 1979 Jul ;190(1):18-23.

PubMed

Your browsing activity is empty.

Activity recording is turned off.

Turn recording back on

PubMed

Result Filters

Display Settings:

Send to:

Adaptational problems of Vietnamese refugees. I. Health and mental health status.

Abstract

Publication Types, MeSH Terms

Publication Types

MeSH Terms

LinkOut - more resources

Full Text Sources

Medical

Supplemental Content

Save items

Related citations in PubMed

Cited by 8 PubMed Central articles

Related information

Recent activity

Simple NCBI Directory

Getting Started

Resources

Popular

Featured

NCBI Information