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Published on: October 10, 2012
Risk factors associated with PTSD and major depression among Cambodian refugees in Utah
1Department of Sociology, Social Work and Criminology, Morehead State University, KY 40351-1689, USA. r.blair@morehead-st.edu
Abstract:
The study reported in this article is a secondary analysis of data collected from a random sample of 124 Cambodian adults, ages 18 to 76 years. Participants were interviewed about their mental health status and factors associated with a diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or major depression. From analysis of the data, the following risk factors were identified with PTSD and depression: experiencing a greater number of war traumas increased the risk of both PTSD and major depression; experiencing a greater number of resettlement stressors during the past year increased the risk of both PTSD and major depression; and having financial stress increased the risk of major depression.
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