Mental health of Southeast Asian refugee women: an overview.
Southeast Asian refugee women suffered extremely traumatic experiences at the hands of the Khmer Rouge, during their escapes from Cambodia and Laos, and in refugee camps. I describe these experiences as the background for interventions to promote and re-establish mental health in these women. A reported study of women who were experiencing psychosomatic blindness as a result of the trauma they had undergone is presented as an example. Therapeutic strategies are suggested.
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D001210:Asia, Southeastern / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008603:Mental Health; D012036:Refugees / Q000523:psychology*; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D014104:Torture; D016387:Women's Health