Cultural Considerations In Asian And Pacific Islander American Mental Health PDF Download

Excerpt from Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans: February 2002 The Cultural Diversity Series attempts to provide basic information and guidelines regarding the needs of a variety of ethnic and nonethnic minorities. Each of these technical assistance reports provides a synopsis of the particular population's mental health needs, relevant cultural characteristics and traditions, perceptions about mental illness, and preferences for services and supports. Each report also describes several mental health programs that have successfully tailored their services to meet the needs of diverse consumers and contains a comprehensive resource section with recommended readings and organizational resources. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.