Indochinese refugees in community and clinic: A report from Asia and the United States
Author(s):
Westermeyer, Joseph
Editor(s):
Williams, Carolyn L.; Westermeyer, Joseph
Format:
Book section
Publisher:
Hemisphere Publishing Corp, Washington, DC, 1986.
Series:
The series in clinical and community psychology
Language:
English
Abstract:
describes [the author's] experiences working with [Indochinese] refugees in Laos and compares this to later work with Southeast Asian refugees in the US (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: book) the following questions are addressed here: what differences have I observed among Laotian refugees in Laos, Thailand, and the United States, and what might account for these differences; what have been the characteristics of Indochinese patients seen at . . . hospitals; what have we learned about refugee policy from community surveys and psychiatric epidemiological studies among Hmong refugees [mental health services to Indochinese refugees] (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: chapter)