TY - JOUR
T1 - Mental health, discrimination, and trauma in Arab Muslim women living in the US
T2 - A pilot study
AU - Hassouneh, Dena M.
AU - Kulwicki, Anahid
PY - 2007/5
Y1 - 2007/5
N2 - In recognition of the need to identify groups of women who may be at high risk for mental disorders and contribute to the knowledge base about ethnic and cultural minority mental health, this paper provides an overview of findings obtained from a small pilot study of mental health in Muslim women living in the US. Findings indicate that Muslim women face numerous stressors that threaten their mental health including discrimination, acculturative stress, and trauma.
AB - In recognition of the need to identify groups of women who may be at high risk for mental disorders and contribute to the knowledge base about ethnic and cultural minority mental health, this paper provides an overview of findings obtained from a small pilot study of mental health in Muslim women living in the US. Findings indicate that Muslim women face numerous stressors that threaten their mental health including discrimination, acculturative stress, and trauma.
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U2 - 10.1080/13694670600630556
DO - 10.1080/13694670600630556
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:34249280198
SN - 1367-4676
VL - 10
SP - 257
EP - 262
JO - Mental Health, Religion and Culture
JF - Mental Health, Religion and Culture
IS - 3
ER -