Replication and extension of a risk profile for Amerasian youth

✍ Scribed by John A. Webb; Robert S. McKelvey; Roddy Strobel

• Book ID: 102925959
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1997
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 567 KB
• Volume: 10
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0894-9867
• DOI: 10.1002/jts.2490100410

✦ Synopsis

The relationship between number of risk factors and symptoms of anviety and depression was examined in a cohort of Vietnamese Amerasians, replicating a study done with a previous cohort. One hundred foiv seven subjects awaiting

U. S. placenient completed the Hopkins Symptom Checklist, the Vietnamese

Depression Scale, and a questionnaire which included items found to be risk factors for psychological distress among Amerasians. Number of risk factors was linearb related to Aymptoms of both depression and anxiey. Results are consistent with previous findings of the relationship between risk factors and symptoms of psychological distress. The profile may be helpfiil in anticipating which refiigees may be at risk for future psychological distress, and thus be usefill in preventively allocating scarce treatment resources.