A Retrospective Study of Arab American Mental Health Clients: Trauma and the Iraqi Refugees

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• Personal Author:
  Duqum I ; Farrag M ; Hakim-Larson J ; Jamil H ; Jamil LH ; Kafaji T
• Description:
  The purpose of this study was to clarify the mental health needs of Iraqi immigrants who arrived in the US in the 1990s after the Persian Gulf War. The records of 375 clients were examined at a clinic that serves Arab Americans. More posttraumatic stress disorder and health problems were found in Iraqi refugees than in other clients. Results suggest the need for further research on immigrants with traumatic histories to facilitate effective treatments. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Community Health Services Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
• Keywords:
  Community Health Medical Treatment Mental Health Post-traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD Traumatic Incident Stress
• ISSN:
  0002-9432
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  355-361
• Volume:
  72
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057506
• Citation:
  Am J Orthopsychiatry 2002 Jul; 72(3):355-361
• Contact Point Address:
  Hikmet Jamil, MD, PhD, FFOMI, Department of Family Medicine, Wayne State University, 15400 West McNichols, Second Floor, Detroit, Michigan 48235
• Email:
  hjamil@med.wayne.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2002
• Performing Organization:
  Division of Occupational Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010701
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
• End Date:
  20040630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:559e091d34686f2932cd94f75b668c479e7feaae573fd64779b077a62b0000a25cb60aadf2e1c04a3ff6c97bcfbf375964f65486f49aa84b87bf7b4da1f919f9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214844/cdc_214844_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 56.68 KB ]