Risk factors associated with PTSD and major depression among Cambodian refugees in Utah.
The study reported in this article is a secondary analysis of data collected from a random sample of 124 Cambodian adults, ages 18 to 76 years. Participants were interviewed about their mental health status and factors associated with a diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or major depression. From analysis of the data, the following risk factors were identified with PTSD and depression: experiencing a greater number of war traumas increased the risk of both PTSD and major depression; experiencing a greater number of resettlement stressors during the past year increased the risk of both PTSD and major depression; and having financial stress increased the risk of major depression.
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Department of Sociology, Social Work and Criminology, Morehead State University, KY 40351-1689, USA. r.blair@morehead-st.edu
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002160:Cambodia / Q000208:ethnology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D012036:Refugees / Q000523:psychology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012949:Social Work, Psychiatric; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014589:Utah