Trauma, time and mental health: a study of temporal reintegration and Depressive Disorder among Southeast Asian refugees

Beiser, Morton; Wickrama, K. A. S.

doi:10.1017/s0033291703001703

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“…However, stable employment and the maintenance of a long-term relationship buffered the risk of psychiatric disorder when suppressed memory began banging at the doors of consciousness. Many of our findings appear in Strangers at the Gate (1999), as well as in other publications (Beiser & Hyman, 1997;Beiser & Wickrama, 2004).…”

Section: Research In Canada and The Ussupporting

confidence: 83%

A career in culture and psychiatry research: Reflections on forty-plus years

Beiser

2011

Transcult Psychiatry

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The report chronicles a 44-year career in cultural psychiatry spent at Duke, Cornell, Harvard, the University of British Columbia, the University of Toronto, and Ryerson Universities. It describes my studies in a rural community in Nova Scotia, in traditional villages in Senegal, West Africa, on Canadian First Nations reserves and American Indian reservations, in refugee camps in Southeast Asia, among immigrant and refugee communities in Canada, in Ethiopia, and in Israel. The report summarizes major findings resulting from these research efforts, and discusses contributions to theory as well as potential implications for practice as well as policy. The article concludes with reflections about the present state of cultural psychiatry, raises concerns about where the field seems to be in danger of going wrong, and offers suggestions about what needs to be done next.

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Section: Research In Canada and The Ussupporting

confidence: 83%

A career in culture and psychiatry research: Reflections on forty-plus years

Beiser

2011

Transcult Psychiatry

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“…Many arriving refugees report experiences of violence, torture, and other trauma. Refugee health researchers consistently identify impairments of psychological functioning such as depression and anxiety disorders, including PTSD, among refugees post-resettlement (Beiser and Wickrama, 2004;Bhui et al, 2006;Carlsson et al, 2006). As a result of PTSD or depressive symptoms, physical health and social functioning including school and job performance, family cohesion, and friendships are threatened (Jaranson et al, 2004;Robertson et al, 2006).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…As a result of PTSD or depressive symptoms, physical health and social functioning including school and job performance, family cohesion, and friendships are threatened (Jaranson et al, 2004;Robertson et al, 2006). A number of factors put refugees at risk for impaired psychological functioning, including low-education levels, poverty, rural origin (Porter and Haslam, 2005); refugee camp experiences (Beiser et al, 1989;Chung and Kagawa-Singer, 1993), and the inability to access medical care (Beiser and Wickrama, 2004). The impact of these experiences can manifest into severe psychological and social problems that interfere with healthy resettlement.…”

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confidence: 99%

A systematic review of Karen refugee health

Hoffman

Robertson

2016

International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive perspective of the documented physical and mental health issues Karen refugees from Burma face as a result of war and refugee trauma, and migration. The review will address the question: What is the impact of trauma and migration on the physical and mental health of Karen refugees? Design/methodology/approach – A total of 18 articles were systematically selected for inclusion in the final review. The focal content for included articles includes qualitative and quantitative research representative of the health and migration experiences of Karen refugees. Findings – The findings of this review demonstrate significance for health providers from a public health standpoint as programs and services are targeted to meet the specific health needs of the Karen community. It also highlights the contribution of the Karen forced migration experience to the complexity of individual and community health needs, particularly as a result of the protracted conflict. Originality/value – This critical appraisal of the body of literature describing the health experiences of Karen refugees from Burma, with a particular focus on outcomes relevant to resettlement, demonstrates value as programs are developed with an integrated refugee perspective.

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“…Thus, “time splitting” may help to break down the continuity of mental health problems. Stability in work is a particularly salient protective factor because it helps individuals to suppress stressful past (Beiser & Wickrama, 2004). …”

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confidence: 99%

Continuity and discontinuity of depressed mood from late adolescence to young adulthood: The mediating and stabilizing roles of young adults’ socioeconomic attainment

Wickrama

Conger

Lorenz

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Journal of Adolescence

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Using prospective, longitudinal data from 467 youth over a 13-year period (late adolescence and young adulthood), the present study investigates three research questions: (1) to what extent do elevations in depressed mood continue (homotypic continuity) from adolescence to young adulthood, (2) to what extent do young adults’ socioeconomic attainments and failures sustain the depressed mood from adolescence to young adulthood and (3) to what extent do young adults’ socioeconomic attainments or failures mediate the continuity and discontinuity of depressive symptoms across this period? The results from our structural equation modeling (SEM) analyses suggest that continuity of depressive symptoms from late adolescence to young adulthood is mediated in part by economic and work achievements or failures of young adults after controlling for adolescent conduct disorder/antisocial behavior, parents’ psychopathology and family adversity. Additionally, the results indicate that the continuity of depressed mood across the early life course is conditioned (stabilized or disrupted) by young adult socioeconomic achievements or failures.

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Trauma, time and mental health: a study of temporal reintegration and Depressive Disorder among Southeast Asian refugees

Cited by 86 publications

References 17 publications

A career in culture and psychiatry research: Reflections on forty-plus years

A career in culture and psychiatry research: Reflections on forty-plus years

A systematic review of Karen refugee health

Continuity and discontinuity of depressed mood from late adolescence to young adulthood: The mediating and stabilizing roles of young adults’ socioeconomic attainment

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