Physical disorders among Southeast Asian refugee outpatients with psychiatric disorders

1996 ◽  
Vol 47 (9) ◽  
pp. 975-979 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Psychiatric Disorders ◽  
Southeast Asian ◽  
Southeast Asian Refugee ◽  
Physical Disorders

scholarly journals The Relationship between Suicidality and Socio-Demographic Variables, Physical Disorders, and Psychiatric Disorders: Results from the Singapore Mental Health Study 2016

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 4365
Author(s):  
Kundadak Ganesh Kudva ◽  
Edimansyah Abdin ◽  
Janhavi Ajit Vaingankar ◽  
Boon Yiang Chua ◽  
Saleha Shafie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Psychiatric Disorders ◽  
Population Level ◽  
Risk Groups ◽  
Epidemiological Survey ◽  
Health Study ◽  
Physical Disorders ◽  
Mental Health Study ◽  
The Relationship

Suicidality encompasses suicidal ideation, plans, and attempts. This paper aims to establish associations between suicidality and sociodemographic variables, physical disorders, and psychiatric disorders. The Singapore Mental Health Study 2016 was a population-level epidemiological survey, which determined the prevalence of physical disorders, psychiatric disorders, and suicidality. Questionnaires were used to determine socio-demographic information. A total of 6216 respondents were interviewed. Lifetime prevalence of suicidal ideation, planning, and attempts were 7.8%, 1.6%, and 1.6%, respectively. All components of suicidality were more likely in those with major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, alcohol use disorder, and chronic pain. Suicidal ideation and attempts were more likely in those with diabetes. Age above 65, being male, and a monthly household income of ≥ SGD 10,000 were associated with a lower likelihood of suicidal ideation. These findings indicate that there are high-risk groups for whom suicidality is a concern, and for whom interventions may be needed.

Part IV: Resettlement: Voluntary Agencies and the Resettlement of Refugees

1981 ◽  
Vol 15 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 157-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert G. Wright
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Southeast Asian ◽  
The World ◽  
Southeast Asian Refugee ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Voluntary Agencies

In almost all of the countries in the world which offer permanent resettlement to refugees, resettlement is accomplished through some combination of the efforts of government and voluntary agencies. This article identifies the elements of resettlement, and the various distributions of responsibility for its accomplishment. By focusing on the Southeast Asian refugee movement to the United States, current and evolving relationships among government and voluntary agencies are illustrated.

Southeast Asian refugee resettlements in Japan and the USA

1995 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kasumi K. Hirayama ◽  
Hisashi Hirayama ◽  
Yasuhiro Kuroki
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asian ◽  
Southeast Asian Refugee ◽  
The Usa

Symptoms of War Trauma Induced Psychiatric Disorders: Southeast Asian Refugees and Vietnam Veterans

1987 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 820-832 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynn R. August ◽  
Barbara A. Gianola
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychiatric Disorder ◽  
Psychiatric Disorders ◽  
Vietnam Veterans ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Mental Health Disorders ◽  
Southeast Asian ◽  
War Trauma ◽  
Southeast Asian Refugees ◽  
Health Disorders

This article compares the symptomatology of Southeast Asian refugees suffering from mental health disorders with that of Vietnam veterans suffering from psychiatric disorders related to war trauma. Both of these groups share common unresolved feelings and have similar clinical manifestations resulting from the intensity of wartime atrocities. Similarities in the symptoms presented by these two groups suggest the Southeast Asian refugees may also suffer from the same type of war trauma induced psychiatric disorder as the Vietnam veterans.

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