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    Hmong and PTSD
    (2009-05-06) Ma, Hanley
    The incidence of PTSD in Hmong immigrants is much higher than the overall population. Largely this is because many of the immigrant Hmong are refugees and have suffered war trauma. A high clinical suspicion for PTSD in this population, can lead to improved healthcare outcomes and quality of life. This population has had difficulty with assimilation into American life, PTSD has likely been a factor in this as well. Culturally sensitive therapeutic interventions are of an absolute necessity for success. The Hopkins Symptom Score Checklist is a good screening tool, available in Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Hmong languages. This is a simple and easy to complete questionnaire that measures anxiety and depression