Overview
- First volume that discusses integrated and holistic effort to understanding South Asian American health
- Presents a clear and coherent description of different models of health as they pertain to South Asian Americans
- Furthers development of the holistic and biopsychosocial vision of health and illness in one of the largest and highest risk American ethic groups
Part of the book series: Cross-Cultural Research in Health, Illness and Well-Being (CCRHIWB)
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Keywords
- Biopsychosocial Approaches in South Asian Health
- Chronic Cardiovascular Conditions in South Asian Americans
- Counseling South Asian Americans
- Health Workforce and South Asian Americans
- Healthy South Asian Americans
- Holistic Understanding Health in South Asian Americans
- Mental Health Conditions in South Asian Americans
- Models of Health pertaining to in South Asian Americans
- Preventative Health in South Asian Americans
- Promoting Health in South Asian Americans
- Sociocultural Models of Health in South Asian Americans
- South Asian American Health
- South Asian Culture
- South Asian Immigration to the United States
- Weight-Related Health Conditions in South Asian Americans
Table of contents (13 chapters)
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History of South Asian Americans
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Models of Health in South Asian Americans
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Major Health Conditions in South Asian Americans
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Barriers to Promoting Health in South Asian Americans
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Conclusion
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Edward C. Chang is Professor of Psychology and Social Work in the Department of Psychology and the School of Social Work at the University of Michigan. His interests involve optimism/pessimism, perfectionism, coping, and cultural influences on behavior.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Biopsychosocial Approaches to Understanding Health in South Asian Americans
Editors: Marisa J. Perera, Edward C. Chang
Series Title: Cross-Cultural Research in Health, Illness and Well-Being
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91120-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-91118-2Published: 22 August 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-08182-9Published: 05 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-91120-5Published: 07 August 2018
Series ISSN: 2366-6056
Series E-ISSN: 2366-6064
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 251
Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations
Topics: Health Psychology, Quality of Life Research, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention