Miriam Sabin

Summary

Affiliation: University of Georgia
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Factors associated with poor mental health among Guatemalan refugees living in Mexico 20 years after civil conflict
    Miriam Sabin
    University of Georgia School of Social Work, Athens, GA 30602, USA
    JAMA 290:635-42. 2003
  2. ncbi The mental health status of Mayan refugees after repatriation to Guatemala
    Miriam Sabin
    University of Georgia, School of Social Work, Athens, Georgia, USA
    Rev Panam Salud Publica 19:163-71. 2006
  3. ncbi Ethnomedical syndromes and treatment-seeking behavior among Mayan refugees in Chiapas, Mexico
    Bryce D Smith
    School of Social Work, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
    Cult Med Psychiatry 33:366-81. 2009
  4. ncbi Mental health problems among adults in tsunami-affected areas in southern Thailand
    Frits van Griensven
    Thailand Ministry of Public Health-US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration, Nonthaburi, Thailand
    JAMA 296:537-48. 2006

Collaborators

  • Bryce D Smith
  • Frits van Griensven
  • Carol Gotway
  • Suparat Ekassawin
  • Warunee Thienkrua
  • Wachira Pengjuntr
  • Prawate Tantipiwatanaskul
  • Anchalee Varangrat
  • Barbara Lopes Cardozo
  • M L Somchai Chakkraband
  • Jordan W Tappero
  • Philip A Mock

Detail Information

Publications4

  1. ncbi Factors associated with poor mental health among Guatemalan refugees living in Mexico 20 years after civil conflict
    Miriam Sabin
    University of Georgia School of Social Work, Athens, GA 30602, USA
    JAMA 290:635-42. 2003
    ..From 1981 to 2001, 46 000 refugees who fled the 36-year civil conflict in Guatemala for Chiapas, Mexico were under the protection of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees...
  2. ncbi The mental health status of Mayan refugees after repatriation to Guatemala
    Miriam Sabin
    University of Georgia, School of Social Work, Athens, Georgia, USA
    Rev Panam Salud Publica 19:163-71. 2006
    ....
  3. ncbi Ethnomedical syndromes and treatment-seeking behavior among Mayan refugees in Chiapas, Mexico
    Bryce D Smith
    School of Social Work, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
    Cult Med Psychiatry 33:366-81. 2009
    ..6%) was reported. Most participants (86%) sought routine medical treatment from UNHCR trained health promoters in their camp. Assessing ethnomedical health is important for informing mental health programs among this population...
  4. ncbi Mental health problems among adults in tsunami-affected areas in southern Thailand
    Frits van Griensven
    Thailand Ministry of Public Health-US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration, Nonthaburi, Thailand
    JAMA 296:537-48. 2006
    ..Nine months after the disaster, the rates of those reporting these symptoms decreased but were still elevated. This information is important for directing, strengthening, and evaluating posttsunami mental health needs and interventions...