Asian American Mental Health

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.