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The A-B-C in Clinical Practice with Southeast Asians: Basic Understanding of Migration and Resettlement History

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Handbook of Mental Health and Acculturation in Asian American Families

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This chapter focuses on the adjustment experiences of Southeast Asian (SE Asian) refugees and immigrants in the United States. Subtopics to be covered include the following: SE Asian populations in the United States, premigration and migration history, resettlement and adaptation in the United States, changes in SE Asian families and social network, mental health issues among SE Asians, and implications for clinical practice with SE Asians. This chapter highlights the importance of understanding premigration, migration, and resettlement issues in the provision of clinical services to SE Asian individuals and families.

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  1. Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, USA

    Khanh T. Dinh

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Nhi-Ha Trinh

  2. Mental Health Division, Family, Youth, and Children’s Services, City of Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA

    Yanni Chun Rho

  3. Department of Psychiatry, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Francis G. Lu

  4. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Kathy Marie Sanders (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry) (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry)

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Dinh, K.T. (2009). The A-B-C in Clinical Practice with Southeast Asians: Basic Understanding of Migration and Resettlement History. In: Trinh, NH., Rho, Y.C., Lu, F.G., Sanders, K.M. (eds) Handbook of Mental Health and Acculturation in Asian American Families. Current Clinical Psychiatry. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-437-1_7

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