Description: The first of its kind, this book helps readers better understand Korean American mental health issues and their ongoing implications. The editors offer culturally competent practices, program developments, and policies that will better address the Korean Americans who are deal...
Brief description: Anderson Sungmin Yoon is assistant professor in Sungkyunkwan University's Department of Social Welfare.
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"This 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." --Choice Reviews
"Considering 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." --Samuel Noh, Ph.D., University of Toronto