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. 2002 Jul;72(3):355-61.
doi: 10.1037/0002-9432.72.3.355.

A retrospective study of Arab American mental health clients: trauma and the Iraqi refugees

Hikmet Jamil  1 , Julie Hakim-Larson, Mohamed Farrag, Talib Kafaji, Issa Duqum, Laith H Jamil
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A retrospective study of Arab American mental health clients: trauma and the Iraqi refugees

Hikmet Jamil et al. Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2002 Jul.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to clarify the mental health needs of Iraqi immigrants who arrived in the United States in the 1990s after the Persian Gulf War. The records of 375 clients were examined at a clinic that serves Arab Americans. More posttraumatic stress disorder and health problems were found in Iraqi refugees than in other clients. Results suggest the need for further research on immigrants with traumatic histories to facilitate effective treatments.

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