Prevalence and factors related to psychological distress among ethnic minority adults in a semi-modern village in rural Vietnam: an evolutionary mismatch framework | Zendy

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Prevalence and factors related to psychological distress among ethnic minority adults in a semi-modern village in rural Vietnam: an evolutionary mismatch framework

Author(s) -

Alex C. Speciale

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

evolution medicine and public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427

H-Index - 22

ISSN - 2050-6201

DOI - 10.1093/emph/eoab014

Subject(s) - mental health , ethnic group , distress , clinical psychology , boredom , psychology , loneliness , medicine , psychiatry , social psychology , sociology , anthropology

Psychological distress is one of the greatest health threats facing humanity and has been hypothesized to represent an evolutionary mismatch. This hypothesis can be tested in semi-traditional societies that are undergoing transitions to modern lifestyles. This study used an evolutionary medicine framework to examine the predictors of psychological distress symptomology in a semi-modern ethnic minority village in rural Vietnam that is transitioning into a developing economy.

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