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| Haile FentaSummaryAffiliation: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Country: Canada Publications
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Determinants of depression among Ethiopian immigrants and refugees in TorontoHaile Fenta
Culture, Community, and Health Studies, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Nerv Ment Dis 192:363-72. 2004..The implication of the overall finding is that there is a need to develop mental health intervention programs, particularly for people who have experienced premigration trauma, refugee camp internment, and postmigration stresses...
Mental health service utilization by Ethiopian immigrants and refugees in TorontoHaile Fenta
Culture, Community, and Health Studies, Center for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Nerv Ment Dis 194:925-34. 2006..It would seem that family physicians could play important role in identifying and treating Ethiopian clients with somatic symptoms, as these symptoms may reflect mental disorder...
Health service utilization by Ethiopian immigrants and refugees in TorontoHaile Fenta
Social Equity and Health Research, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada
J Immigr Minor Health 9:349-57. 2007..Further research is necessary to determine the reasons for the low rates of mental health services use in this population...
Depressive symptoms, stress and resources among adult immigrants living with HIVMarianne S Noh
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Social Equity and Health Research, Toronto, Canada
J Immigr Minor Health 14:405-12. 2012..Although more research is needed to understand mental health among HIV-positive immigrants, the study results suggest that health care providers focus on self-mastery enhancement among HIV-positive immigrants...
Mastery and coping moderate the negative effect of acute and chronic stressors on mental health-related quality of life in HIVKatherine Gibson
The Ontario HIV Treatment Network, Toronto, Canada
AIDS Patient Care STDS 25:371-81. 2011..They also highlight that it is important for clinicians to be mindful of the impact of life stressors on the health of patients living with HIV...
Immigrant parents' perceptions of school environment and children's mental health and behaviorHayley A Hamilton
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, 455 Spadina Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Sch Health 81:313-9. 2011..This study examined the relationship between parents' perceptions of school environment and children's emotional and behavioral problems...
Impact of social support on cognitive symptom burden in HIV/AIDSJana H Atkins
Neurobehavioural Research Unit, Mental Health Service, St Michael s Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
AIDS Care 22:793-802. 2010..Further research should examine the potential role of social support interventions in modifying the effects of both depression and neuropsychological status on cognitive symptom burden...
