1. Anxiety Disorder Presentations in Asian Populations: A Review.
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Hinton, Devon E., Park, Lawrence, Hsia, Curtis, Hofmann, Stefan, and Pollack, Mark H.
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ANXIETY disorders ,PSYCHOLOGICAL stress ,REFUGEES ,PSYCHOLOGICAL distress ,SOMATOFORM disorders - Abstract
This article reviews typical anxiety presentations in Asia, and among Asian refugees. In Asia, there are multiple functional somatic syndromes that are common anxiety presentations. These distress syndromes often produce catastrophic cognitions about anxiety-type somatic and psychological symptoms. These functional somatic syndromes should be understood, and specifically assessed and addressed, in order to optimize the evaluation and treatment of anxiety disorders among Asian individuals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
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