scholarly journals Paternal predictors of the mental health of children of Vietnamese refugees

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aina B Vaage ◽  
Per H Thomsen ◽  
Cécile Rousseau ◽  
Tore Wentzel-Larsen ◽  
Thong V Ta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Vietnamese Refugees

Integration of Vietnamese Refugees into the Norwegian Labor Market: The Impact of War Trauma

1993 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 388-405 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edvard Hauff ◽  
Per Vaglum
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Career Choice ◽  
Labor Force ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
War Trauma ◽  
Vietnamese Refugees ◽  
Job Finding ◽  
The Impact

One hundred forty-five Vietnamese boat refugees were interviewed on arrival and after three years in Norway. The integration into the labor market was poor and the rate of unemployment was relatively high (16%). Eighty-two (63%) were members of the labor force, the rest being students (n=41) or housewives (n=6). Both loss of social status in Vietnam in 1975 and experiences of war trauma were independently related to labor force participation, when age, sex and mental health were controlled for. The risk of unemployment was increased among men and among refugees with low formal education and with no accompanying spouse. The results indicate that war trauma may have an impact on career choice and integration into the labor market which is independent of mental health. Future immigration policies should probably improve the refugees’ opportunities to establish intraethnic social networks to facilitate job finding and entrepreneurship.

Trauma, PTSD and the longer-term mental health burden amongst Vietnamese refugees

2007 ◽  
Vol 42 (6) ◽  
pp. 467-476 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derrick Silove ◽  
Zachary Steel ◽  
Adrian Bauman ◽  
Tien Chey ◽  
Alexander McFarlane
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Vietnamese Refugees ◽  
Health Burden

scholarly journals Long-term mental health of Vietnamese refugees in the aftermath of trauma

2010 ◽  
Vol 196 (2) ◽  
pp. 122-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aina Basilier Vaage ◽  
Per Hove Thomsen ◽  
Derrick Silove ◽  
Tore Wentzel-Larsen ◽  
Thong Van Ta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Severity Index ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Global Severity Index ◽  
Original Cohort ◽  
Vietnamese Refugees ◽  
Norwegian Population

BackgroundThere is no long-term prospective study (> 20 years) of the mental health of any refugee group.AimsTo investigate the long-term course and predictors of psychological distress among Vietnamese refugees in Norway.MethodEighty Vietnamese refugees, 57% of the original cohort previously interviewed in 1982 (T1) and 1985 (T2), completed a self-report questionnaire prior to a semi-structured interview. Mental health was measured using the Symptom Checklist–90–Revised (SCL–90–R).ResultsThe SCL–90–R mean Global Severity Index (GSI) decreased significantly fromT1toT3(2005–6), but there was no significant change in the percentage reaching threshold scores (GSI =1.00). Trauma-related mental disorder on arrival and the trajectory of symptoms over the first 3 years of resettlement predicted mental health after 23 years.ConclusionsAlthough the self-reported psychological distress decreased significantly over time, a substantial higher proportion of the refugee group still remained reaching threshold scores after 23 years of resettlement compared with the Norwegian population. The data suggest that refugees reaching threshold scores on measures such as the SCL–90–R soon after arrival warrant comprehensive clinical assessment.

Mental Health Needs of Vietnamese Refugees

1988 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 435-437
Author(s):  
Jacquelyn H. Flaskerud ◽  
Nguyen Thi Anh
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Mental Health Needs ◽  
Vietnamese Refugees

scholarly journals Better mental health in children of Vietnamese refugees compared with their Norwegian peers - a matter of cultural difference?

2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aina Basilier Vaage ◽  
Laila Tingvold ◽  
Edvard Hauff ◽  
Thong Van Ta ◽  
Tore Wentzel-Larsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Cultural Difference ◽  
Vietnamese Refugees

Organised Violence and the Stress of Exile

1995 ◽  
Vol 166 (3) ◽  
pp. 360-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edvard Hauff ◽  
Per Vaglum
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Family Separation ◽  
Vietnamese Refugees ◽  
Research Traditions ◽  
Prevalence Of Depression ◽  
Effects Of War ◽  
State Examination

BackgroundThe prevalence and course of mental disorders among Vietnamese refugees were studied, using a model including variables from different research traditions.MethodA consecutive community cohort of 145 Vietnamese boat refugees aged 15 and above were personally interviewed on their arrival in Norway and three years later.ResultsThree years later, there was, unexpectedly, no decline in self-rated psychological distress (SCL-90-R), almost one in four suffered from psychiatric disorder and the prevalence of depression was 17.7% (Present State Examination). Female gender, extreme traumatic stress in Vietnam, negative life events in Norway, lack of a close confidant and chronic family separation were identified as predictors of psychopathology.ConclusionsThe effects of war and persecution were long-lasting, and compounded by adversity factors in exile. A uniform course of improvement in mental health after resettlement cannot be expected in all contexts. The affected refugees need systematic rehabilitation.

Validation of a Vietnamese Mental Health Recovery Scale for Vietnamese refugees

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-145
Author(s):  
Matthew Sheng Mian Lim ◽  
Angela Byrne ◽  
Jack Shieh ◽  
Quang Tấn Hồ ◽  
Oliver Mason
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Recovery ◽  
Vietnamese Refugees

Therapy and prevention for mental health: What if mental diseases are mostly not brain disorders?

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
John P. A. Ioannidis
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Disease ◽  
Brain Disorders ◽  
Social Stressors ◽  
Labor Education ◽  
Mental Diseases ◽  
Long Term Follow Up ◽  
Political Decisions

AbstractNeurobiology-based interventions for mental diseases and searches for useful biomarkers of treatment response have largely failed. Clinical trials should assess interventions related to environmental and social stressors, with long-term follow-up; social rather than biological endpoints; personalized outcomes; and suitable cluster, adaptive, and n-of-1 designs. Labor, education, financial, and other social/political decisions should be evaluated for their impacts on mental disease.

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