Biopsychosocial Approaches to Understanding Health in South Asian Americans

Biopsychosocial Approaches to Understanding Health in South Asian Americans

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Perera, Marisa J. (Editor), Chang, Edward C. (Editor)
Summary:X, 251 p. 9 illus.
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Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:Cross-Cultural Research in Health, Illness and Well-Being,
Subjects:
Clinical health psychology.
Quality of life.
Medicine, Preventive.
Health promotion.
Health Psychology.
Quality of Life Research.
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91120-5
Format: Electronic eBook
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Introduction to Biopsychosocial Approaches to Understanding Health in South Asian Americans; Edward C. Chang, Marisa J. Perera, Casey N. H. Batterbee and Zunaira Jilani
  • Chapter 2. South Asian Immigration to the United States: A Brief History within the Context of Race, Politics, and Identity; Sunil Bhatia and Anjali Ram
  • Chapter 3. South Asian Identity in the United States; Anju Kaduvettoor and Ryan D. Weatherford
  • Chapter 4. Biological Models of Health; Namratha Kandula and Manasi A. Tirodkar
  • Chapter 5. Psychological Models of Health; Zunaira Jilani, Edward C. Chang, Jerin Lee, and Casey N.H. Batterbee
  • Chapter 6. South Asian American Health: Perspectives and Recommendations on Sociocultural Influences; Riddhi Sandil and Ranjana Srinivasan
  • Chapter 7. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in South Asian Americans; Suhaila Khan, Nilay Shah, Nisha Parikh, Divya Iyer and Latha Palaniappan
  • Chapter 8. Cancer Risk, Risk Reduction, and Screening and Treatment Access Among U.S. South Asians; Francesca Gany, Anuradha Hashemi and Jennifer Leng
  • Chapter 8. Weight-Related Conditions; Latha Palaniappan
  • Chapter 9. Mental Health Conditions among South Asians in the United States; Pratyusha Tummala-Narra and Anita Deshpande
  • Chapter 10. Issues in Counseling South Asian Americans; Farah A. Ibrahim and Jianna R. Heuer
  • Chapter 11. South Asian American Health Research and Policy; Chandak Ghosh
  • Chapter 12. A Call for Healthy South Asian Americans: Need to Shape Intervention by Providers, Policies, and Prospects; Marisa J. Perera and Edward C. Chang. .

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