Rates and Correlates of Seeking Mental Health Services Among Cambodian Refugees

Bibliographic Data

ID11037080
AuthorsGrant N Marshall (Grant N. Marshall, S. Megan Berthold, Terry L. Schell, Marc N. Elliott and Katrin Hambarsoomians are with the RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, Calif. Chi-Ah Chun is with the Department of Psychology, California State University, Long Beach.), Megan Berthold (0000-0001-8979-5038, RAND Corporation), S Megan Berthold (Grant N. Marshall, S. Megan Berthold, Terry L. Schell, Marc N. Elliott and Katrin Hambarsoomians are with the RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, Calif. Chi-Ah Chun is with the Department of Psychology, California State University, Long Beach.), Terry L Schell (0000-0001-8484-5462, Grant N. Marshall, S. Megan Berthold, Terry L. Schell, Marc N. Elliott and Katrin Hambarsoomians are with the RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, Calif. Chi-Ah Chun is with the Department of Psychology, California State University, Long Beach.), Marc N Elliott (0000-0002-7147-5535, Grant N. Marshall, S. Megan Berthold, Terry L. Schell, Marc N. Elliott and Katrin Hambarsoomians are with the RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, Calif. Chi-Ah Chun is with the Department of Psychology, California State University, Long Beach.), Chi-Ah Chun (Grant N. Marshall, S. Megan Berthold, Terry L. Schell, Marc N. Elliott and Katrin Hambarsoomians are with the RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, Calif. Chi-Ah Chun is with the Department of Psychology, California State University, Long Beach.), Chi‐Ah Chun (0000-0002-1902-450X, RAND Corporation), Katrin Hambarsoomians (Grant N. Marshall, S. Megan Berthold, Terry L. Schell, Marc N. Elliott and Katrin Hambarsoomians are with the RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, Calif. Chi-Ah Chun is with the Department of Psychology, California State University, Long Beach.)
Year2006
Volume96
Issue10
Pages1829-1835
Publication date2006-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2006.086736
PMID17008580
PMCIDPMC1586149
OpenAlexW2129752741
LanguageEN
Citations received21
References cited41

Objectives. We assessed the rates and correlates of seeking mental health services among a probability sample of Cambodian refugees who needed such services. Methods. Interviewers conducted face-to-face interviews with a representative sample drawn from the largest US community of Cambodian refugees. The analytic sample included 339 persons who met past 12-month criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder, major depression disorder, or alcohol use disorder. Respondents described contact with service providers for psychological problems during the preceding 12 months. We examined bivariate and multivariate predictors of seeking services. Results. Respondents reported high rates of contact with both medical care providers (70%) and mental health care providers (46%). Seeking services from both types of providers was associated with lack of English-speaking proficiency, unemployment, 3 or fewer years of preimmigration education, and being retired or disabled. Women, individuals with health insurance, and persons receiving government assistance also were more likely to seek services. Conclusions. Cambodian refugees with mental health problems had high rates of seeking service for psychological problems during the preceding 12 months. Research is needed to examine the effectiveness of services received by Cambodian refugees

Depression (economics) · Family medicine · Government (linguistics) · Help-seeking · Mental health · Psychiatry · Refugee · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Migration, Health and Trauma · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Gerontology