title: Spirits, shamans, and nightmare death: survivor stress in a Hmong refugee.
abstract: The interaction of war, flight, relocation, and survivor stress are examined in a case study of a Hmong refugee. The need for culturally appropriate treatments for non-Western clients is highlighted, and a possible link is suggested between the circumstances of the case study and sudden death syndrome.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002641:Chicago; D003469:Culture; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology; D004325:Dreams; D006167:Guilt; D006801:Humans; D007812:Laos / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D012036:Refugees / Q000523:psychology*; D012120:Respiration Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology; D013534:Survival