U.S. mental health policy: Addressing the neglect of Asian Americans

Asian American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 181-193

  Hall, Gordon C Nagayama ^a   Yee, Alicia H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

acculturative stress; Asian Americans; discrimination; ethnic identity; mental health policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874069297     PISSN: 19481985     EISSN: 19481993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029950     Document Type: Conference Paper

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