Download or read book An Assessment of Chinese Americans Attitudes Toward Mental Illness and Their Perceived Needs for Mental Health Services written by Siu-Kwong Chan and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Chinese Americans View Their Mental Health written by Peter W. Chen and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mental Health written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Asian American Mental Health written by Karen Kurasaki and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Asian American Mental Health is a state-of-the-art compendium of the conceptual issues, empirical literature, methodological approaches, and practice guidelines for conducting culturally informed assessments of Asian Americans, and for assessing provider cultural competency within individuals and systems. It is the first of its kind on Asian Americans. This volume draws upon the expertise of many of the leading experts in Asian American and multicultural mental health to provide a much needed resource for students and professionals in a wide range of disciplines including clinical psychology, medical anthropology, psychiatry, cross-cultural psychology, multicultural counseling, ethnic minority psychology, sociology, social work, counselor education, counseling psychology, and more.
Download or read book The Mental Health of Asian Americans written by Stanley Sue and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 1982-10-13 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has two objectives: to show that the research does not support the belief that Asians in the United States are well adjusted, and therefore, do not need mental health services; and, to show the effects of cultural differences between Americans and Asians in the recognition and treatment of mental health problems. The book has eight chapters which discuss the following subjects: why Asian Americans should be studied; patterns of disturbance and use of mental health services; cultural issues in recognizing symptoms and identifying disturbed persons; the Asian American family; personality, sex-role conflicts and ethnic identity; improving intervention and treatment; and future directions for Asian American mental health. In each chapter the author reviews and criticizes the research to date these subjects. The author's conclusions include: 1) the rate of mental disorders among Asian Americans has been underestimated; 2) the expression of symptoms is influenced by culture; and 3) the Asian American family has both positive and negative effects on mental health. While the author only briefly mentions the special problems of Asian American refugees, the mental health issues discussed in the book are applicable to all Asian American immigrants, including refugees.
Download or read book Attitudes Toward Mental Illness Among Asian College Students written by Kelvin Poon and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Asian Americans are the fastest-growing racial/ethnic group in the United States. Asians who have a diagnosis of mental illness are noted to present with severe psychiatric symptoms during inpatient hospitalization which can be resulted from barriers to mental health services or counseling. Stigma is an important barrier to recovery from any mental health disorders. There are limited studies in the United States examining attitudes toward mental illness among Asians. This grant proposal outlines a research study examining attitudes toward mental illness among Asian college students, potential grant funding, and plan for dissemination of the findings. This study is significant to nursing since increased knowledge is needed regarding the Asian American population and what their attitudes are towards the mentally ill. The study findings may better inform the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner how to engage and treat this population.
Download or read book Cultural Considerations in Asian and Pacific Islander American Mental Health written by Harvette Grey and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015-05-22 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In America's increasingly diverse society, it is imperative that mental health providers prioritize the development of their cultural competence to assure that they are equipped to meet the needs of their clients. Cultural Considerations in Asian and Pacific Islander American Mental Health offers a broad array of perspectives from clinicians and researchers actively working with racially/ethnically diverse populations. This book addresses psychosocial cultural issues that impact the mental health of the growing Asian American population. The book opens with the concept of what and who is an Asian American, as well as the myriad distinctions and differences among various Asian groups. Covered chapter topics include a historical overview of the diverse populations among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans; a discussion of the tensions and similarities between empirically supported treatments and cultural competence; Asian and Pacific Islander American elders and depression; and a psychodynamic perspective regarding the treatment of dual diagnosis with an Asian American client. This book is a must-read for mental health clinicians, students, community workers, school counselors, and nurses who work with diverse populations.
Download or read book Willingness to Seek Professional Mental Health Service in Asian Americans written by Hyunwoo Yoon and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The discrepancy between mental health needs and service use has been particularly pronounced in Asian Americans. Given the negative consequences of untreated mental health problems, ways to promote their mental health service use deserve attention. Using Andersen’s behavioral model as a conceptual framework, the study explored factors associated with willingness to seek professional mental health service across ethnic-subgroups of Asian Americans. The data were drawn from the 2002 National Latino and Asian American Study. Asian Americans aged 18 over (total n=2,095) were included in the analyses with Chinese (n=600), Vietnamese (n=520), Filipino (n=508), and other Asians (n=467). Logistic regression models were conducted with sets of predictors: (1) predisposing (age, gender, marital status, education, and nativity), (2) mental health needs (diagnosis of psychiatric disorders), (3) enabling variables (health insurance, English proficiency, perceived stigma, social network, and prior exposure of mental health services), and (4) an interaction term between mental health needs and enabling variables. Mental health needs reduced the odds of having willingness to seek service in the sample of Chinese Americans. Vietnamese Americans with no perceived stigma were more likely to be willing to seek professional service. A significant interaction between mental health needs and social network was found in the Vietnamese sample. The linkage between the presence of mental health needs and willingness to seek service in the Vietnamese sample was less likely when they had higher level of social network. Findings highlight similarities and differences between and within subgroups of Asian Americans in the predictors of willingness to seek professional service. The insignificant or negative relationship between mental health needs and willingness may suggest the lack of recognition of mental health problems in Asian Americans. Social network is generally considered as a facilitator for help-seeking behavior, but the combined effect of the presence of mental health needs and higher level of social network may potentially impede Vietnamese Americans from seeking professional service. The distinctive culture of Asian Americans being a collectivistic group needs to be incorporated when developing intervention programs
Download or read book Handbook of Multicultural Mental Health written by Sumie Okazaki and published by Elsevier Inc. Chapters. This book was released on 2013-07-19 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There have been significant advances in research on Asian American mental health within the past decade. This chapter discusses resources and strategies for conducting culturally responsive assessment and treatment with Asian Americans that highlight the theories and knowledge gained since the publication of the previous edition of this Handbook in 2000. The first section on assessment discusses race, immigration, and culture-related factors that affect the phenomenology of distress among Asian Americans. The second section on treatment discusses theories and evidence regarding factors that increase therapeutic credibility as well as the recent advances in applying evidence-based treatment with Asian Americans.
Download or read book Chinese International Students Perceptions and Attitudes Toward Seeking Psychological Counseling Services written by Baozhen Xie and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Improving Access to Mental Health Services Among East Asian Immigrants written by Sumin Na and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Studies have consistently found that East Asian immigrants in North America are less likely to utilize mental health services even when they experience levels of distress comparable to Euro-Americans. Although factors that may prevent East Asian immigrants from seeking mental health care have been identified, few studies have explored ways to foster appropriate help-seeking and use of mental health services. Recent work on mental health literacy (MHL) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) provides a potential framework for interventions to promote appropriate service utilization. The current dissertation consists of three separate studies. Study 1 reviews the literature on help-seeking for mental health problems among East Asian immigrants living in Western countries to critically assess the relevance of the MHL approach as a framework for interventions to improve appropriate use of services. Modifications needed to develop a culturally responsive framework for mental health literacy are identified.Study 2 explores the lay conceptions, perceived community attitudes, and factors that influence attitudes toward mental illness among East Asian women in Canada. Using a focus group methodology (6 focus groups of 47 participants), thematic analysis revealed causal theories (i.e., situational, biogenic, constitutional), discussions surrounding the challenges and complexities of defining mental illness, and pathologizing beliefs that shape community attitudes toward mental illness. Moreover, East Asian women discussed the dynamic social and cultural processes that influence their understandings and attitudes toward mental illness. Guided by the intersectionality framework, the findings of the study are discussed in the context of the participants' multiple and overlapping social identities at the individual, community and societal levels. Study 3 examines the applicability of a MHL and ACT intervention among East Asian Canadian women using a mixed-methods approach. East Asian Canadian women (N = 91) were randomly assigned to a MHL, ACT or no-intervention control. Participants were assessed for their levels of stigma toward mental illness and attitudes toward help-seeking at pre-intervention, post-intervention and at 3-month follow-up. Participants also took part in focus group discussions following the interventions. The quantitative results indicated that ACT and MHL reduced mental illness stigma and improved attitudes toward help-seeking compared to the control group, and some of the effects were maintained at 3-months. Qualitative findings captured the process mechanisms of change and nuanced differences between the two interventions. Overall, findings suggest that public mental health interventions that aim to improve attitudes toward mental illness and help-seeking need to be culturally and contextually tailored to improve relevance for East Asian communities. Implications for mental health promotion initiatives in diverse communities and culturally responsive interventions are discussed." --
Download or read book Handbook of Mental Health and Acculturation in Asian American Families written by Nhi-ha Trinh and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-01-21 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Asian Americans are the fastest growing minority group in the United States. When Asian immigrants arrive in the United States, they regularly encounter a vast number of difficulties integrating themselves into their new culture. In Handbook of Mental Health and Acculturation in Asian American Families, distinguished researchers and clinicians discuss the process of acculturation for individuals and their families, addressing the mental health needs of Asian Americans and thoroughly examining the acculturative process, its common stressors, and characteristics associated with resiliency. This first-of-its-kind, multi-dimensional title synthesizes current acculturation research, while presenting those concepts within a clinical framework. In addition to providing an in-depth look at both past and present research and offering directions for future topics to explore, the book also offers a range of practical tools such as research scales to measure levels of acculturation, interview techniques, and clinical approaches for special populations including children, the elderly, and their families. Thought-provoking and informative, Handbook of Mental Health and Acculturation in Asian American Families will enhance the understanding of the clinical and sociocultural problems Asian Americans face, providing clinicians with all the necessary insights to better care for their patients.
Download or read book Asian Americans written by Laura Uba and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2003-04-07 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This widely adopted text synthesizes an extensive body of research on Asian American personality development, identity, and mental health. Uba focuses on how ethnocultural factors interact with minority group status to shape the experiences of members of diverse Asian American groups. Cultural values and norms shared by many Asian Americans are examined and common sources of stress described, including racial discrimination and immigrant and refugee experiences. Rates of mental health problems in Asian American communities are reviewed, as are predictors and manifestations of specific disorders. The volume also explores patterns in usage of available mental health services and considers ways that service delivery models might be adapted to better meet the needs of Asian American clients.
Download or read book Clinical Manual of Cultural Psychiatry written by Russell F. Lim and published by American Psychiatric Pub. This book was released on 2007-04-02 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Representing the clinical state of the art in culturally competent assessment and treatment, and providing important information on the four main racial/ethnic minority groups (African Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos/Hispanics, and Native Americans and Alaska Natives), the Clinical Manual of Cultural Psychiatry synthesizes the collected wisdom from the editor's 10 years of teaching cultural psychiatry with the professional experience of seven other contributors in using and teaching about DSM-IV's Outline for Cultural Formulation. Following an initial chapter about how the influence of culture affects every level of the mental health system, and how clinicians can gain insight into the complex interplay between culture and mental illness to ultimately improve patient care, six subsequent chapters by 8 authors use numerous illustrations and clinical vignettes as they address Issues for assessing and treating African Americans -- Presents a framework and context for understanding African Americans and their attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors about mental health and mental illness. Raises awareness of racism, underdiagnosis, and misdiagnosis as they affect assessment and treatment. Issues for assessing and treating Asian Americans -- Details the need for an empathic, non-confrontational approach in evaluation and therapy to understand the Asian American patient's culture, health beliefs, and life philosophies and therefore improve the potential to engage them in treatment. Issues for assessing and treating Latinos/Hispanics -- Discusses the need for direct personal relatedness, perceived clinician warmth, and active family engagement in treatment as key skills in promoting the therapeutic alliance and participation among patients from this diverse and yet culturally cohesive group. Issues for assessing and treating Native Americans -- Provides social and historical information (e.g., context of past events such as massacres of entire villages, disease epidemics, and forced removal from ancestral lands; present factors such as social stressors and level of involvement in tribal life) for clinicians to build their understanding of this most underserved ethnic group in the US. Issues in Ethnopsychopharmacology -- Reviews clinical reports of ethnic variation with several different classes of psychotropic medications and examines the relationship of pharmacogenetics, ethnicity, and environmental factors (including the use of traditional herbal preparations) to pharmacologic treatment of minorities. Three Appendices -- Including "A Resident's Guide to Cultural Formulation," with assessment tips written by American Psychiatric Association (APA) Minority Fellows; an "Annotated Bibliography of Cultural Psychiatry and Other Topics; and a "Glossary of Culture-Bound Syndromes." Clinicians must now meet accreditation standards involving cultural competence, making this groundbreaking clinical manual, with its three appendixes and index, indispensable for mental health care educators, students, residents, and practitioners. The Clinical Manual of Cultural Psychiatry will also prove invaluable for encouraging much-needed research, as we seek to better understand our increasingly diverse -- and ever smaller -- world.
Download or read book Accessing Mental Health Services Among Asian American Adults written by Jingyi Y. Theis and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: In the United States, statistics of demographics has evolved as the ethnic group grows. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between acculturation, socioeconomic status, and mental health services utilization among Asian Americans adults (N = 2,690,000). The California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) was used for this study. The result of the study indicated that acculturation, socioeconomic status, and other independent variables affected how Asian Americans' perception of mental illness and attitudes toward mental health services. Implications and future research recommendations were discussed to provide mental health professionals with a further understanding of cultural barriers and help-seeking behaviors of Asian Americans, thereby, providing culturally sensitive, effective, and competent mental health services to Asian Americans.
Download or read book Chinese American Family Therapy written by Marshall Jung and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 1998-05-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Directions for Treating Chinese Clients with Understanding and Sensitivity Chinese American Family Therapy is the first book to offer a culturally sensitive therapeutic model for treating Chinese Americans and their families. Written by family therapist Marshall Jung, this essential resource debunks commonly held myths about Chinese Americans and offers specific and effective guidelines for treating individuals and families with respect, sensitivity, and understanding. This much-needed handbook outlines an effective therapeutic process that is sensitive to Chinese religious and family values and offers a comprehensive multidimensional clinical approach.
Download or read book The Stigma of Mental Illness End of the Story written by Wolfgang Gaebel and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-08-10 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book makes a highly innovative contribution to overcoming the stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness – still the heaviest burden both for those afflicted and those caring for them. The scene is set by the presentation of different fundamental perspectives on the problem of stigma and discrimination by researchers, consumers, families, and human rights experts. Current knowledge and practice used in reducing stigma are then described, with information on the programmes adopted across the world and their utility, feasibility, and effectiveness. The core of the volume comprises descriptions of new approaches and innovative programmes specifically designed to overcome stigma and discrimination. In the closing part of the book, the editors – all respected experts in the field – summarize some of the most important evidence- and experience-based recommendations for future action to successfully rewrite the long and burdensome ‘story’ of mental illness stigma and discrimination.
