Revisiting 37 Years Later: A Brief Summary of Existing Sources Related to Hmong and their Mental Health Status
This paper discusses the complexities of assessing the current mental illness rate of the Hmong in the United States utilizing existing refereed journal articles as well as other sources. It is not intended to discuss mental health cultural competency practices with Hmong patients, an issue that has...
| Published in: | Hmong Studies Journal |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hmong Studies Journal
2012-12-01
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| Online Access: | https://www.hmongstudiesjournal.org/uploads/4/5/8/7/4587788/leeandchanghsj13.2.pdf |
| Summary: | This paper discusses the complexities of assessing the current mental illness rate of the Hmong in the United States utilizing existing refereed journal articles as well as other sources. It is not intended to discuss mental health cultural competency practices with Hmong patients, an issue that has been addressed in other articles. The present article aims at assessing the current status of mental illness-related research data among Hmong Americans with the goal of encouraging researchers to develop research designs that will provide more substantive data related to Hmong mental health conditions as well as other correlated variables. |
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| ISSN: | 1091-1774 |