“This paper provides empirical evidence that Covid-19-related discrimination is a serious threat to public health.” A study led by Boston University School of Social Work Professor Hyeouk Chris Hahm has found that increases in anti-Asian discrimination during the Covid-19 pandemic were associated with a coinciding increase in symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among Asian […]
A Boston Globe article on the impact of Covid-related anti-Asian racism on mental health cites Professor Hyeouk Chris Hahm’s research among three new studies indicating that Asian Americans are grappling with high rates of psychological distress. Excerpted from “Asian Americans who experienced COVID-related racism report increased levels of anxiety, depression, and PTSD” (Boston Globe) by Deanna Pan: The […]
A USA Today article on the collective trauma created by surging anti-Asian attacks looks to Professor Hyeouk Chris Hahm’s research for insight. Excerpted from “‘A Collective Trauma’: Asian Americans Confront Mental Health Crisis Amid Rise of Racist Attacks” (USA Today) by Marc Ramirez: Stop AAPI Hate’s study found that one in five respondents who had experienced […]
In a study published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research, a research team co-led by BU School of Social Work professor Hyeouk “Chris” Hahm finds that “more than one-third of those forced to relocate reported elevated COVID-19-related grief, loneliness and generalized anxiety compared to other students.” Numerous psychiatric studies have documented increased rates of depression […]