Mental health of Southeast Asian refugee women: An overview
- 1 March 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Health Care for Women International
- Vol. 14 (2) , 155-165
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07399339309516037
Abstract
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 reestablish 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.Keywords
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