TY - JOUR
T1 - Refugee resettlement to the United States
T2 - Recommendations for a new approach
AU - Westermeyer, Joseph John
PY - 2011/8
Y1 - 2011/8
N2 - Hmong acculturation to the United States has involved high prevalence of several psychosocial challenges: acculturation failure, welfare dependency, psychiatric disorder, mistrust, malignant youth gangs, and violence. Conversely, resettlement of the Thai Dam-a tribal group, also from Laos-has gone remarkably well in comparison. Strategies used for resettlement of these two groups differed greatly. Based on these differences, the author recommends a refugee resettlement strategy aimed at improved mental health and optimal acculturation for future refugee groups.
AB - Hmong acculturation to the United States has involved high prevalence of several psychosocial challenges: acculturation failure, welfare dependency, psychiatric disorder, mistrust, malignant youth gangs, and violence. Conversely, resettlement of the Thai Dam-a tribal group, also from Laos-has gone remarkably well in comparison. Strategies used for resettlement of these two groups differed greatly. Based on these differences, the author recommends a refugee resettlement strategy aimed at improved mental health and optimal acculturation for future refugee groups.
KW - Hmong
KW - acculturation
KW - gangs
KW - health
KW - mental health
KW - refugee
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U2 - 10.1097/NMD.0b013e318225eebf
DO - 10.1097/NMD.0b013e318225eebf
M3 - Article
C2 - 21814074
AN - SCOPUS:80051739173
SN - 0022-3018
VL - 199
SP - 532
EP - 536
JO - Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
JF - Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
IS - 8
ER -
