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Biopsychosocial Approaches to Understanding Health in South Asian Americans

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Editors:
  1. Marisa J. Perera

    1. Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, USA

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  2. Edward C. Chang

    1. Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA

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  • First volume that discusses integrated and holistic effort to understanding South Asian American health
  • Presents a clear and coherent description of different models of health as they pertain to South Asian Americans
  • Furthers development of the holistic and biopsychosocial vision of health and illness in one of the largest and highest risk American ethic groups

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. 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

  3. Correction to: Cancer Risk, Risk Reduction, and Screening and Treatment Access among U.S. South Asians

    • Francesca Gany, Anuradha Hashemi, Jennifer Leng, Sayyeda Ayesha Ahmed
    Pages E1-E1

  4. History of South Asian Americans

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
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    2. South Asian Immigration to United States: A Brief History Within the Context of Race, Politics, and Identity

      • Sunil Bhatia, Anjali Ram
      Pages 15-32

    3. South Asian Identity in the United States

      • Anju Kaduvettoor-Davidson, Ryan D. Weatherford
      Pages 33-49

  5. Models of Health in South Asian Americans

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 51-51
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    2. Biological Models of Health

      • Namratha R. Kandula, Manasi A. Tirodkar
      Pages 53-70

    3. Psychological Models of Health

      • Zunaira Jilani, Edward C. Chang, Jerin Lee, Casey N.-H. Batterbee
      Pages 71-94

    4. South Asian American Health: Perspectives and Recommendations on Sociocultural Influences

      • Riddhi Sandil, Ranjana Srinivasan
      Pages 95-117

  6. Major Health Conditions in South Asian Americans

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 119-119
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    2. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in South Asian Americans

      • Suhaila Khan, Nilay Shah, Nisha Parikh, Divya Iyer, Latha Palaniappan
      Pages 121-147

    3. Cancer Risk, Risk Reduction, and Screening and Treatment Access among U.S. South Asians

      • Francesca Gany, Anuradha Hashemi, Jennifer Leng, Sayyeda Ayesha Ahmed
      Pages 149-169

    4. Mental Health Conditions among South Asians in the United States

      • Pratyusha Tummala-Narra, Anita Deshpande
      Pages 171-192

  7. Barriers to Promoting Health in South Asian Americans

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 193-193
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    2. Issues in Counseling South Asian Americans

      • Farah A. Ibrahim, Jianna R. Heuer
      Pages 195-214

    3. South Asian American Health Research and Policy

      • Chandak Ghosh
      Pages 215-233

  8. Conclusion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 235-235
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    2. 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
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About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, USA

    Marisa J. Perera

  • Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA

    Edward C. Chang

About the editors

Marisa J. Perera is a doctoral candidate in Health Clinical Psychology at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. She received her M.S. in Clinical Psychology with specialization in Clinical Science, and a B.A. with a double major in Psychology (with honors) and Spanish from the University of Michigan. Her interests concern elucidating the bio-behavioral determinants of cultural and ethnic health disparities in chronic disease, particularly in diabetes and cardiovascular disease among Hispanic/Latino and South Asian populations in the United States.



Edward C. Chang is Professor of Psychology and Social Work in the Department of Psychology and the School of Social Work at the University of Michigan. His interests involve optimism/pessimism, perfectionism, coping, and cultural influences on behavior. 


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