Older Vietnamese Americans suffer higher rate of mental health problems (Los Angeles Times)

5 September 2008, 12:12 am

Those 55 and older who came to the United States as refugees were twice as likely to report needing care, a UC Irvine study says. Vietnamese Americans who came to the United States as political refugees are suffering from higher rates of mental health problems than non-Latino whites, an indication that many Vietnamese Americans are experiencing lingering effects from the Vietnam War, ...... read more

More Topics from "Extra"

• Events in New Jersey (New York Times)
• 4 O.C. hospitals among worst in state for breast-feeding (Orange County Register)
• Food and wine benefits (San Francisco Chronicle)
• Obituaries Sept. 4, 2008 (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
• Property Finance (Sept. 1-6): Rubicon Wins Financing Extensions (CoStar Group)