Risk factors associated with PTSD and major depression among Cambodian refugees in Utah

The study, reported in this article is a secondary analysis of data collect ed from a random sample of 124 Cambodian adults, ages 18 to 76 years. Parti cipants were interviewed about their mental health status and factors assoc iated with a diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or major dep ression. From analysis of the data, the following risk factors were identif ied with PTSD and depression: experiencing a greater number of war traumas increased the risk of both PTSD and major depression; experiencing a greate r number of resettlement stressors during the past year increased the risk of both PTSD ann major depression; and having financial stress increased th e risk of major depression.