{"product_id":"understanding-korean-americans-mental-health-a-guide-to-culturally-competent-practices-program-developments-and-policies-9781793636478","title":"Understanding Korean Americans’ Mental Health: A","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Korean American community is one of the major Asian ethnic subgroups in the United States. Though considered among one of the model minority groups, excelling academically and professionally, members in this community are plagued by unaddressed mental health obstacles. In Understanding Korean Americans’ Mental Health: A Guide to Culturally Competent Practices, Program Developments, and Policies, the editors, Anderson Sungmin Yoon, Sung Seek Moon, and Haein Son, examine a variety of mental health issues in the Korean American community, including depression, suicide, substance abuse, and trauma, and convincingly connect these challenges to cultural stigma and racial prejudice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe editors argue that this population and its mental health needs are neglected by current approaches in mainstream mental health services. Alarmingly, the very cultural values that help make up the Korean American community are contributing to its members’ reluctance to seek care, counting both familial and communal shame among the most pressing culprits. This book supports these claims with statistical realities and seeks to gather the relatively scarce research that does exist on this topic to underscore the heightened prevalence of mental health issues among Korean Americans, and the contributors make recommendations for more culturally competent practices, program developments, and policies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis scholarly compilation on Korean American mental health adds considerably to the existing literature on Asian American health and health disparities. The editors organize the work into two broad categories: part 1, \"Life Development,\" includes articles related to different stages of the life course. Chapters in part 2, \"Life Circumstances,\" address specific mental health conditions and scenarios…. This book will be of strongest interest to professionals working in public health and multicultural health fields and scholars of Asian American and Korean American studies. Contributed articles are written in a style and language accessible to lay readers, and the work may also be useful to community health practitioners working in cities and regions with significant Korean American populations. Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates. Graduate students, faculty, and professionals.\u003c\/p\u003e * Choice Reviews *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidering the intensifying racial conflicts and drastic increase in hate crimes targeting Asian Americans, this collection of empirical and clinical studies of mental health problems and suicide in a fast-growing Asian American community is much needed and timely. Comprehensive in coverage, this volume discusses diverse cultural and social factors that are pivotal in developing prevention strategies and cultural competence in offering professional mental health care for Korean and other Asian American communities.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Samuel Noh, Ph.D., University of Toronto\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 1: Life Development and Mental Health \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Pathways to Mental Health Service Use for Korean American Adolescents: A Case Study\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWenhua Lu, Jessica Cho Kim, and Anderson Sungmin Yoon \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Risk Factors for Child Maltreatment Among Korean Immigrant Parents \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnderson Sungmin Yoon, Sharon Jung, and Yifan Liu\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3: The Moderating Role of Church-Based and General Social Support to Assist with Acculturation and Depressive Symptoms Among Older Korean Immigrants\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYeon-Shim Lee and Soonhee Roh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Mental Health and Health Services Used by Korean American Immigrant Older Adults\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeokwon Yoon and Sung Seek Moon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Limited English Proficiency, Social Determinants, and the Physical and Mental Health Status of Korean Immigrant Elders\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKyoung Hag Lee, Jung Sim Jun, and Hyeyoung Woo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Gender Differences in Social Network\/Support, Technology Use, and Life Satisfaction for Korean Immigrant Elders\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJung Sim Jun and Kyoung Hag Lee\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 2: Life Circumstances and Mental Health \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Factors to Mental Health Service Utilization Among Korean Americans\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel Hyung Jik Lee and Jihee Woo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Determinants of Mental Health Among Korean Americans\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIngyu Moon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Shame and Perfectionism in Korean American Culture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKwiryung Kim Yun\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 10:Intimate Partner Violence Among Korean Americans in the United States\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoonok An\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 11: Culturally Responsive Substance Abuse Interventions for Korean Americans\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSung Seek Moon and Anderson Sungmin Yoon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 12: Suicidal Behavior Among Korean Americans: Cultural Factors and Implications for Intervention\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSung Seek Moon, Anderson Sungmin Yoon, Haein Son, and Jae Won Kim\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 13: Culturally Competent Treatment Engagement for Korean Americans With Mental Health Issues\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaein Son\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Mental Health \u0026amp; Well-Being of Korean Adoptees over the Life Course\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHollee A. McGinnis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 15: Beyond Immigration and the Family System: Korean American Mental Health in the Context of Historical and Cultural Trauma\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKristin Kim-Martin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 16: Challenges and Resilience of Korean Early Study Abroad Students: Implications for Practice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristina Seowoo Lee and Sumie Okazaki\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Editors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Contributors\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042671034711,"sku":"9781793636478","price":32.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781793636478.jpg?v=1750955108","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/understanding-korean-americans-mental-health-a-guide-to-culturally-competent-practices-program-developments-and-policies-9781793636478","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}