Biopsychosocial Approaches to Understanding Health in South Asian Americans

"This volume is the first comprehensive and interdisciplinary text to holistically improve understanding of the health of South Asians residing in the United States by considering biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors of health. The vast literatures of diverse fields - psychology, medicine, public health, social work, and health policy - are integrated by leading scholars, scientists, and practitioners in these areas to explore the impact of South Asian cultural factors on health, health risk, and illness. Chapters incorporate available theoretical and empirical information on the status of chronic health conditions in South Asians in the United States, with consideration of future directions to improve understanding of the health of this group. Cultural and ethnic insights imperative for clinical/community/medical practitioners to provide effective and culturally-appropriate care and treatment from an interdisciplinary lens are provided." -- Prové de l'editor Front Matter ....Pages i-x Introduction to Biopsychosocial Approaches to Understanding Health in South Asian Americans (Edward C. Chang, Marisa J. Perera, Casey N.-H. Batterbee, Zunaira Jilani)....Pages 1-12 Front Matter ....Pages 13-13 South Asian Immigration to United States: A Brief History Within the Context of Race, Politics, and Identity (Sunil Bhatia, Anjali Ram)....Pages 15-32 South Asian Identity in the United States (Anju Kaduvettoor-Davidson, Ryan D. Weatherford)....Pages 33-49 Front Matter ....Pages 51-51 Biological Models of Health (Namratha R. Kandula, Manasi A. Tirodkar)....Pages 53-70 Psychological Models of Health (Zunaira Jilani, Edward C. Chang, Jerin Lee, Casey N.-H. Batterbee)....Pages 71-94 South Asian American Health: Perspectives and Recommendations on Sociocultural Influences (Riddhi Sandil, Ranjana Srinivasan)....Pages 95-117 Front Matter ....Pages 119-119 Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in South Asian Americans (Suhaila Khan, Nilay Shah, Nisha Parikh, Divya Iyer, Latha Palaniappan)....Pages 121-147 Cancer Risk, Risk Reduction, and Screening and Treatment Access among U.S. South Asians (Francesca Gany, Anuradha Hashemi, Jennifer Leng)....Pages 149-169 Mental Health Conditions among South Asians in the United States (Pratyusha Tummala-Narra, Anita Deshpande)....Pages 171-192 Front Matter ....Pages 193-193 Issues in Counseling South Asian Americans (Farah A. Ibrahim, Jianna R. Heuer)....Pages 195-214 South Asian American Health Research and Policy (Chandak Ghosh)....Pages 215-233 Front Matter ....Pages 235-235 A Call for Healthy South Asian Americans: Need to Shape Intervention by Providers, Policies, and Prospects (Marisa J. Perera, Edward C. Chang)....Pages 237-251 "This volume is the first comprehensive and interdisciplinary text to holistically improve understanding of the health of South Asians residing in the United States by considering biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors of health. The vast literatures of diverse fields - psychology, medicine, public health, social work, and health policy - are integrated by leading scholars, scientists, and practitioners in these areas to explore the impact of South Asian cultural factors on health, health risk, and illness." -- Back cover