Mental and Behavioral Health of Immigrants in the United States: Cultural, Environmental, and Structural Factors

by Gordon C. Nagayama Hall (Editor)

Overview

Mental and Behavioral Health of Immigrants in the United States reviews research on immigrant mental health, acculturation, and multicultural psychology. The book is divided into three sections: Section A addresses the geographic and social context of immigration, including how parents and children navigate the acculturation process, how different cultural orientations affect behavior, and research methods on acculturation. Sections B and C focus on mental health issues common to Latinx, Asian, and Arab/Middle Eastern immigrants, and then more broadly across immigrant groups. Included here are a focus on depression, anxiety, and somatization, as well as alcohol abuse, insomnia, and issues for LGBTQ+ individuals. Pre- and post-migration stressors are discussed, as well as the effects of prejudice and bias, the mental health effects of religion and spirituality, and managing the demands of both work and family. Contributors from psychology, education, and social work provide different perspectives and identify opportunities for future research. - Summarizes research on mental health issues common to immigrants - Identifies prevalence of mental disorders among ethnic minorities in the United States - Examines the impact of group-based discrimination on mental health - Explores the impact of acculturation on mental health - Reviews mental health issues specific to Latinx, Asian, and Middle Eastern immigrants - Covers alcohol abuse, sleep, and other disorders across immigrant groups

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780128163009
Publisher:	Elsevier Science & Technology Books
Publication date:	06/12/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	333
File size:	9 MB

About the Author

Professor of Psychology, University of Oregon. Hall has served as President of the American Psychological Association (APA) Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues (Division 45) and as President of the Asian American Psychological Association. He has served as Editor of Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, Associate Editor of the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, and Co-Editor of the APA Handbook of Multicultural Psychology. He was the recipient of the Stanley Sue Award for Distinguished Contributions to Diversity from the APA Division of Clinical Psychology (Division 12), the Distinguished Career Contributions to Research Award from APA Division 45 (Culture, Ethnicity, and Race), and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Asian American Psychological Association.

Table of Contents

Section A Acculturation 1. Linking acculturation factors, family environments, and mental health outcomes among Latino families in traditional, emerging, and crisis immigrant receiving contexts in the United States Cory L. Cobb, Charles R. Martinez. Jr, Alejandra Garcia Isaza, Heather H. McClure and J. Mark Eddy 2. Acculturation, parent-child relationships, and mental health of adolescents in Chinese and Mexican immigrant families Su Yeong Kim, Minyu Zhang, Yang Hou and Yishan Shen 3. Acculturation, enculturation, and bicultural orientations:Conceptualizations and links to alcohol use Byron L. Zamboanga, P. Priscilla Lui and Savannah Pham 4. Acculturation science: Limitations and new directions Miriam J. Alvarez, Angel D. Armenta and Michael A. Zárate Section B Mental health 5. A gendered look at work-family conflict among diverse US immigrants Lizette Ojeda, Cristal Lopez and Abigail Sharer 6. Being a Latina/o immigrant parent in the United States:Links with parents' and adolescents' mental health and health risk behaviors Elma I. Lorenzo-Blanco and Seth J. Schwartz 7. Contextual stressors and the role of religion and spirituality in the mental health of Latino/a immigrant parents and youth Rosario Ceballo, Francheska Alers-Rojas, Jessica P. Montoro and Andrea S. Mora 8. Mental and behavioral health in immigrant populations: Assessment and interventions for culturally competent practice Hee Yun Lee and Jessica A. Neese 9. Intersectional complexities of South Asian Muslim Americans: Implications for identity and mental health Tania Chowdhury and Sumie Okazaki 10. Mental health considerations for immigrants of Arab/MENA descent Germine H. Awad, Hien Nguyen, Flor Castellanos, Taylor Payne and Hanan Hashem Section C Psychopathology 11. The immigrant mental health advantage in the US among ethnic minority and other groups: Findings and potential mechanisms David M. Barnes, Sarah A. Lieff, Evan L. Eschliman, YiPing Li and Lawrence H. Yang 12. Internalizing behavior problems in Latinx children: Patterns and correlates of anxiety, depressive, and somatic symptoms from pre-kindergarten through third grade R. Gabriela Barajas-Gonzalez, Esther J. Calzada and Keng-Yen Huang 13. Risk and protective factors for insomnia among Asian, Black, and Latinx adult immigrants in the United States: A socioecological analysis Luciana Giorgio Cosenzo, Sarah Valentina Diaz, Melanie Morris and Carmela Alcántara

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

Explores the complexities of immigration and their impact on mental health

Editorial Reviews

"This first edition is a valuable collection of individual articles structured around three important themes. It will be of most value to those mental health practitioners working with immigrants from the three main groups presented in the book - Latinx, Asian, and Arab/Middle Eastern immigrants. There are multiple books of broader scope that will be of use to mental health practitioners working with these and other groups. Other recent, broader scope publications available in the professional literature include: Mental Health Practice with Immigrant and Refugee Youth Ellis et al. (American Psychological Association, 2020); Immigrants and Refugees: Trauma, Perennial Mourning, Prejudice, and Border Psychology, Volkan (Routledge, 2018); Models for Practice with Immigrants and Refugees: Collaboration, Cultural Awareness, and Integrative Theory, Hilado and Lundy (SAGE Publications, 2017); and numerous journal articles and books about other immigrant groups. This book's strength lies in its focus on the three immigrant groups and its emphasis on cultural, environmental, and structural factors that impact their mental health." —Doody

From the Publisher

Reviewer: Jane M. Dyer, MBA, PhD (University of Utah College of Nursing)
Description: This is a compilation of research focused on issues faced by recent immigrants. The book is organized around three themes - acculturation, mental health, and psychopathology. While content may be applicable to all immigrant groups, specific groups, classified by language and geographic area of origin, are Latinx, Asian, and Arab/Middle Eastern immigrants. Content on often overlooked subgroups such as children, teens, and LGBTQ+ individuals is also included. Multiple topics explored are context of reception, acculturation differences between parent and child, children's mental health issues, work-family conflict, links between parental experiences and adolescents' mental health, the role of religion and spirituality on mental health, several specific mental health issues for immigrants, and implications for practice.
Purpose: From the preface, the purpose of the book is to "address the complexities of immigration and their effects on mental health." Six key features that appear to be objectives are provided on the back cover of the softcover edition and include summarizing research, identifying prevalence, examining impact of discrimination, exploring impact acculturation, reviewing mental health issues for three specific groups, and covering several specific disorders. Both the purpose and objectives highlight widely acknowledged major mental and behavioral health issues for immigrants in the U.S. The book content adds new findings to current knowledge that will be helpful to a variety of types of mental health practitioners. The book is heavily focused on three specific groups of immigrants and does not include research within recent groups of African immigrants.
Audience: Other than an occasional mention of mental health practitioners, there is not a specific audience clearly identified. As the book is focused on psychology, education, and social work, practitioners in any of these areas who work with immigrant communities will find it helpful. Additionally, healthcare providers of all types will find the content helpful as they provide health care to immigrants, especially to people from the three groups of focus. The book is not, nor is it intended to be, a comprehensive text on mental health issues and care of immigrant groups. It does, however, provide additional work that adds to the body of knowledge for immigrant mental health issues and care. The authors of each article are generally a senior researcher, a more junior researcher, and several content or methodology experts based on a review of their credentials and publications.
Features: The content of the book is divided into three clearly written sections with common themes. The book focuses on three immigrant groups - Latinx, Asian, and Arab/Middle Eastern. It covers mental health issues in these groups including acculturation and its impact on mental health, commonly encountered family conflicts including parent/child, family/work, other stressors and strengths, and several specific mental health issues. Some implications for practice are included in each thematic section. Chapter titles and subheadings are particularly helpful to the new reader. The book would benefit from slight reorganization of the first two sections, placing a more general, existing chapter (Chapters 4 and 8) at the beginning of those sections. Several chapters contain tables that present large amounts of content in an easy-to-synthesize format. There are no other illustrations. It is important to note that content of the book is moderately specific in both populations discussed and mental health problems explored. It is not a review of all immigrant populations nor of all the problems they encounter.
Assessment: This first edition is a valuable collection of individual articles structured around three important themes. It will be of most value to those mental health practitioners working with immigrants from the three main groups presented in the book - Latinx, Asian, and Arab/Middle Eastern immigrants. There are multiple books of broader scope that will be of use to mental health practitioners working with these and other groups. Other recent, broader scope publications available in the professional literature include: Mental Health Practice with Immigrant and Refugee Youth Ellis et al. (American Psychological Association, 2020); Immigrants and Refugees: Trauma, Perennial Mourning, Prejudice, and Border Psychology, Volkan (Routledge, 2018); Models for Practice with Immigrants and Refugees: Collaboration, Cultural Awareness, and Integrative Theory, Hilado and Lundy (SAGE Publications, 2017); and numerous journal articles and books about other immigrant groups. This book's strength lies in its focus on the three immigrant groups and its emphasis on cultural, environmental, and structural factors that impact their mental health.

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