Asian-American Culture

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Background According to data collected by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in 2016, approximately 18.2 million people identify themselves as Asian-American. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines Asian-Americans as “an American who was born in Asia or whose family is from Asia”. This definition helps to elucidate that Asian-Americans vary greatly, such as their ethnicity, acculturation level, and generation status. For instance, an Asian individual who was born and raised in the United States and follows the culture of the U.S. is considered an Asian-American as well as one who was born in an Asian country and moved to the U.S. and follows the culture of their native country.
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Surgeon General’s mental health report states that Asians have the lowest rates of mental health treatment utilization and help-seeking behaviors, which exacerbates the high rates of psychiatric disorders. The report also describes the low treatment utilization rate in Asians, which is believed to be due to many factors, such as the cultural conceptualization of mental health, stigma and shame, and a lack of culturally appropriate treatments and culturally competent clinicians who understand the culture and/or speak the language. It is important to understand and integrate the client’s culture in order to deal with the attrition rate as well as to create a treatment that is culturally sensitive for the …show more content…
Traditionally, it was believed that mental illnesses were caused by evil spirits and/or by a disruption of harmony within the individual (Kramer, Kwong, Lee, & Chung, 2002; Tseng, Chang, & Nishizono, 2005). In order to alleviate the disharmony or to rid of the evil spirits, spiritual healers (such as shamans) and/or oriental medicine practitioners were sought (Kendall, 1985; Kramer, Kwong, Lee, & Chung, 2002; Tseng, Chang, & Nishizono, 2005; Zhang, Snowden, & Sue, 1998). For other Asian-Americans, it is believed that thinking about and dwelling on their issues would exacerbate their problems so the remedy is to avoid those negative thoughts all together (Sue, Wagner, Davis, Margullis, & Lew,
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