Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
Volume 181, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 113-122

DSM-III-R disorders in vietnamese refugees: Prevalence and correlates (Article)

Hinton W.L. , Joseph Chen Y.-C. , Du N. , Tran C.G. , Lu F.G. , Miranda J. , Faust S.
  • a Department of Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, MA, 02115, United States
  • b Department of Psychiatry, National Cheng-Kung University Medical College, Tainan, Taiwan
  • c Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, CA, United States
  • d Department of Psychology, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
  • e Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, CA, United States
  • f Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, CA, United States
  • g Department of Family Practice, University of California, San Francisco, United States

Abstract

This study’s purpose was a) to determine the prevalence of DSM-III-R disorders in newly arrived ethnic Vietnamese and ethnic Chinese refugees from Vietnam and b) to determine the correlates of DSM-III-R disorders. A Vietnamese-speaking psychiatrist administered translated sections of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R to 201 Vietnamese new arrivals undergoing mandatory health screening. Overall, 18.4% had one or more current disorders: 8.5% had adjustment disorder and 5.5% had major depression. Ethnic Vietnamese, compared with ethnic Chinese, had significantly (p <.05) higher rates of current posttraumatic stress disorder and generalized anxiety disorder. Ethnic differences in psychopathology were largely explained by the fact that ethnic Vietnamese refugees had experienced more traumatic events and separation from family. After adjusting for ethnicity, refugees who reported traumatic events, refugees who were married, and veterans were significantly (p <.05) more likely to have one or more psychiatric disorders. © 1993 by Williams & Wilkins.

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Index Keywords

anxiety Vietnam China depression educational status refugee human Refugees Veterans Ethnic Groups controlled study priority journal Marital Status Anxiety Disorders Mental Disorders United States maladjustment male female Viet Nam Risk Factors Psychiatric Status Rating Scales prevalence Article Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. Support, Non-U.S. Gov't adult major clinical study posttraumatic stress disorder Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
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DOI: 10.1097/00005053-199302000-00007
ISSN: 00223018
Cited by: 62
Original Language: English