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4140.0: Tuesday, November 07, 2006: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM | |||
Oral | |||
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| Mental health is an essential element of Primary Health Care, but is all too often overlook in the implementation of services in resource constrained settings. In this session we examine some of the mental health issues that arise in developing countries, and in the US. We explore the mental impact of commercial sex work in China, Dementia in Korea, the impact of negation of women’s rights, and end with an exploration of post traumatic stress disorder in torture survivors. | |||
| Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives | |||
| Beth E. Rivin, MD, MPH | |||
Suicide ideation and suicide attempt among female sex workers in China ![[ Recorded presentation ]](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif){kind=small} Yan Hong, Xiaoming Li, Xiaoyi Fang, Ran Zhao, Bo Wang | |||
| Predictors of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder among torture survivors in the United States Ameena T. Ahmed, MD, MPH, Nadia Taylor, Melissa Gunn, Michelle Levin | |||
| Factors affects the Prevalence of Dementia and Depression Among the Elderly in an Urban Area of Korea Tae-Yong Sohn, PhD, Won-Mee Jeong, PhD, Carleen H. Stoskopf, ScD, Jong-Deuk Baek, PH D, Yunho Jeon, PhD | |||
| Female self-immolation and the Muslim culture Elizabeth A. Campbell, PhD, MSN | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Organized by: | International Health | ||
| Endorsed by: | Caucus on Refugee and Immigrant Health; HIV/AIDS; Maternal and Child Health; Occupational Health and Safety; Socialist Caucus | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing | ||
The 134th Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 4-8, 2006) of APHA