Khin Um
Biographic Data
| ID | 103929 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Khin Um |
| GIVEN NAMES | Khin |
| FAMILY NAME | Um |
| SIGNATURE | UM K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Arbour Counseling Services, Lowell, Massachusetts |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 58 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Khmer 'Weak Heart' Syndrome
According to the Khmer conception, a person suffering 'weak heart' ( khsaoy beh daung) has episodes of palpitations on slight provocation (e.g. triggered by orthostasis, anger, a noise, worry, an odor or exercise) and runs the risk of dying of heart arrest during these periods of palpitations; too, the sufferer typically has other symptoms attributed to the purported cardiac dysfunction: fatigue, shortness of breath, and orthostatic dizziness. Ma…
A Unique Panic-Disorder Presentation Among Khmer Refugees
Kyol Goeu('Wind Overload') Part II
Kyol goeu(literally, 'wind overload') is an orthostatically triggered syncopal syndrome often found among Khmer refugees in the US. In the present study, 36 of 100 (36%) Khmer patients attending a psychiatric clinic were found to have suffered a kyol goeu episode in the past, whereas 60 of 100 (60%) patients had experienced a near- kyol goeu event in the last six months. Following a survey-based characterization of kyol goeu, as well as the prese…
Kyol Goeu('Wind Overload') Part I
Certain cultural syndromes seem to increase the risk of panic attacks by generating catastrophic cognitions about symptoms of autonomic arousal. These schemas create a constant anxious scanning of the body, hence facilitating, maintaining, and producing panic. As a case in point, a Khmer fainting syndrome,'wind overload' ( kyol goeu), results in dire expectations concerning the autonomic symptoms experienced upon standing, thus contributing to th…
The Khmer 'Weak Heart' Syndrome
According to the Khmer conception, a person suffering 'weak heart' ( khsaoy beh daung) has episodes of palpitations on slight provocation (e.g. triggered by orthostasis, anger, a noise, worry, an odor or exercise) and runs the risk of dying of heart arrest during these periods of palpitations; too, the sufferer typically has other symptoms attributed to the purported cardiac dysfunction: fatigue, shortness of breath, and orthostatic dizziness. Ma…
Kyol Goeu('Wind Overload') Part I
Certain cultural syndromes seem to increase the risk of panic attacks by generating catastrophic cognitions about symptoms of autonomic arousal. These schemas create a constant anxious scanning of the body, hence facilitating, maintaining, and producing panic. As a case in point, a Khmer fainting syndrome,'wind overload' ( kyol goeu), results in dire expectations concerning the autonomic symptoms experienced upon standing, thus contributing to th…
Kyol Goeu('Wind Overload') Part II
Kyol goeu(literally, 'wind overload') is an orthostatically triggered syncopal syndrome often found among Khmer refugees in the US. In the present study, 36 of 100 (36%) Khmer patients attending a psychiatric clinic were found to have suffered a kyol goeu episode in the past, whereas 60 of 100 (60%) patients had experienced a near- kyol goeu event in the last six months. Following a survey-based characterization of kyol goeu, as well as the prese…
A Unique Panic-Disorder Presentation Among Khmer Refugees
Kyol Goeu('Wind Overload') Part II
Kyol goeu(literally, 'wind overload') is an orthostatically triggered syncopal syndrome often found among Khmer refugees in the US. In the present study, 36 of 100 (36%) Khmer patients attending a psychiatric clinic were found to have suffered a kyol goeu episode in the past, whereas 60 of 100 (60%) patients had experienced a near- kyol goeu event in the last six months. Following a survey-based characterization of kyol goeu, as well as the prese…
Kyol Goeu('Wind Overload') Part I
Certain cultural syndromes seem to increase the risk of panic attacks by generating catastrophic cognitions about symptoms of autonomic arousal. These schemas create a constant anxious scanning of the body, hence facilitating, maintaining, and producing panic. As a case in point, a Khmer fainting syndrome,'wind overload' ( kyol goeu), results in dire expectations concerning the autonomic symptoms experienced upon standing, thus contributing to th…
The Khmer 'Weak Heart' Syndrome
According to the Khmer conception, a person suffering 'weak heart' ( khsaoy beh daung) has episodes of palpitations on slight provocation (e.g. triggered by orthostasis, anger, a noise, worry, an odor or exercise) and runs the risk of dying of heart arrest during these periods of palpitations; too, the sufferer typically has other symptoms attributed to the purported cardiac dysfunction: fatigue, shortness of breath, and orthostatic dizziness. Ma…
Medicine (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments (3 works) · Anxiety (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Palpitations (2 works) · Panic (2 works) · Refugee (2 works) · Alternative medicine (1 work)