mental health problems

Older Vietnamese report more mental health problems

admin — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500

(University of California - Irvine) Vietnamese Americans over 55, most who came to the United States as political refugees, report more mental health problems than nonHispanic whites, according to a UC Irvine Center for Health Care Policy analysis of state data.

GPs' experience of managing chronic pain in a South Asian commun...

admin — Wed, 14 May 2008 20:00:00 -0500

Background. Chronic pain is one of the most common reasons for seeking primary care consultations. GPs' experience of managing patients with pain from a multicultural community has not previously been examined.

Objectives. We explored GPs' experiences of managing patients with chronic pain from a South Asian community in Leicester.

Methods. Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with GPs from practices in two primary care trusts within Leicester. Eighteen GPs (11 males and 7 females) were interviewed in this study.

Kaine Signs Bills to Overhaul Va. Mental Health System

admin — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:33:58 -0500

RICHMOND, April 9 -- Gov. Timothy M. Kaine signed a package of bills Wednesday that will make it easier for Virginians to receive treatment for mental health problems as part of the first significant overhaul of the state's mental health system in three decades.

Childhood mental health problems blight adult working life

admin — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Mental health problems in childhood blight adult working life, suggests research published ahead of print in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. And problems in working life are associated with mid life depression and anxiety.