Asian American mental health : assessment theories and methods
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Asian American mental health : assessment theories and methods
(International and cultural psychology series / series editor, Anthony J. Marsella)
Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, c2002
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
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  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments. About the Authors. 1. Introduction
- K.S. Kurasaki, S. Okazaki. Section I: Cultural Relevance of Diagnostic Categories: A Conceptual Discussion. 2. Understanding the Rates and Distribution of Mental Disorders
- D.F. Chang. 3. Examining the Usefulness of DSM-IV
- R.H. Dana. 4. Toward a New Paradigm: A Cultural Systems Approach
- M. Kagawa-Singer, R.C.-Y. Chung. 5. Challenging the Myth of a Culture Free Nosological System
- Keh-Ming Lin, M. Kin. Section II: Theories of Relevant Sociocultural Variables. 6. Assessing Accultuarion and Cultural Variables
- G. Roysircar, M.L. Maestas. 7. Models of Cultural Orientation: Differences between American-born and Overseas-born Asians
- J.L. Tsai, Y. Chentsova-Dutton. 8. Cultural Variations in Self-construal as a Mediator of Distress and Well-being
- S. Okazaki. 9. The Use of Culturally-based Variables in Assessment: Studies on Loss of Face
- N. Zane, M. Yeh. Section III: Issues of Psychometric Equivalence Across Cultures. 10. Universal and Indigenous Dimensions of Chinese Personality
- F.M. Cheung. 11. Interpreting Cultural Variations in Cognitive Profiles
- L.A. Suzuki, et al. 12. The Conception of Depression in Chinese Americans
- Yu-Wen Ying. 13. Assessing Asian and Asian American Parenting: A Review of the Literature
- Su Yeong Kim, V.Y. Wong. Section IV: Culturally Informed Assessment, Research, and Practice. 14. Assessing Psychiatric Prevalence Rates Among Asian Americans
- K.S. Kurasaki, A.K.Koike. 15. The Place of Ethnographic Understanding in the Assessment of Asian American Mental Health
- E.S. Uehara. et al. 16. The Clinical Assessment of Asian American Children
- M. Yeh, J.W. Yeh. 17. Examining the Role of Culture in Educational Assessment
- J. Sandoval. 18. A Cultural Accommodation Approach to Career Assessment with Asian Americans
- F.T.L. Leong, M. Tang. 19. Theory and Method of Multicultural Counseling Competency Assessment
- R.M. Lee, A.J. Darnell. 20. Assessment of Cultural Competence in Mental Health Systems of Care for Asian Americans
- J.L. Chin. Section V: Conclusions. 21. Advances in the Scientific Study of Asian Americans
- S. Sue. Subject Index. Author Index.
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