TY - JOUR
T1 - DSM-III psychiatric disorders among Hmong refugees in the United States
T2 - A point prevalence study
AU - Westermeyer, J.
PY - 1988/1/1
Y1 - 1988/1/1
N2 - The author reports on a survey of 97 Hmong adult refugees in the United States. Thirty of these refugees showed symptoms of chronic maladjustment, and 13 showed another DMS-III axis I disorder; two manifested a paranoid psychosis, and six had a major depression. There were few axis II diagnoses. Medical conditions were frequent and often psychophysiological in nature, but they were not associated with axis I disorders. Axis IV psychosocial stressors were not associated with axis I diagnoses, but subjects with an axis I disorder tended to show lower adaptive levels on axis V. The demographic condition most strongly associated with an axis I diagnosis was current status as a welfare recipient.
AB - The author reports on a survey of 97 Hmong adult refugees in the United States. Thirty of these refugees showed symptoms of chronic maladjustment, and 13 showed another DMS-III axis I disorder; two manifested a paranoid psychosis, and six had a major depression. There were few axis II diagnoses. Medical conditions were frequent and often psychophysiological in nature, but they were not associated with axis I disorders. Axis IV psychosocial stressors were not associated with axis I diagnoses, but subjects with an axis I disorder tended to show lower adaptive levels on axis V. The demographic condition most strongly associated with an axis I diagnosis was current status as a welfare recipient.
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U2 - 10.1176/ajp.145.2.197
DO - 10.1176/ajp.145.2.197
M3 - Article
C2 - 3257652
AN - SCOPUS:0023832535
SN - 0002-953X
VL - 145
SP - 197
EP - 202
JO - American Journal of Psychiatry
JF - American Journal of Psychiatry
IS - 2
ER -