Asian American
  • Immigration, Refugees, and Acculturation
  • Cultural Differences in Communication
  • Health Disparities
  • Worldview and Implications
  • Barriers to Treatment
  • Culture and Mental Health
  • Cultural Identity Development
  • Cultural Differences
  • Stereotype threat, Racism, Agressions
  • Culture and expression of symptoms
  • Culture Bound Syndromes
  • Culturally sensitive to Treatment

culture and mental health

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Key Cultural Factors that influence Mental health

  • Language- The Asian language is not usually spoken outside of the ethnic group. Knowing English is one of the most important factors in getting access to health care
  • age- in general, the younger people are when they migrate, the faster they adapt to living in a country in the west
  • gender- historically men adapt to a different culture faster than women.
  • occupational issues-immigrants, professionals and highly skilled technicians often cannot access to their previous careers because of language or license verification issues.
  • religious beliefs and spirituality- Most Asian Americans that do not practice some form of Christianity or Muslim religion practice Buddhism. Buddhism promotes spiritual understanding of disease.

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