Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies
Volume 8, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 445-449

The psychosocial health of shan children in Northwest Thailand (Article)

Verma N. , Lee R. , Su C. , Chan C. , Muennig P.*
  • a Vanderbilt Clinic, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States
  • b New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, United States
  • c Department of Political Science, Brooklyn College, City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY, United States
  • d Kaiser Permanente National Program Office, Oakland, CA, United States
  • e Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 600 W. 168th St., 6th Fl., New York, NY 10032, United States

Abstract

We administered the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) to 51 Shan refugee children from Burma who are living in northern Thailand, and collected life histories from 11 of their families. Of the sample, 63% of the children were stateless, and none were Thai citizens. About 30% of the children had normal peer relationship subscores-a number well below Thai norms after correcting for multiple comparisons (p <.001). However, thier overall functioning was not different from the Thai population as a whole. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Author Keywords

Psychosocial health Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire Shan statelessness Myanmar

Index Keywords

questionnaire survey refugee Myanmar Thailand mental health psychology Child
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DOI: 10.1080/15562948.2010.522477
ISSN: 15562948
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English