The immigrant paradox among Asian American women: Are disparities in the burden of depression and anxiety paradoxical or explicable

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 901-911

  Lau, Anna S ^a   Tsai, William ^a   Shih, Josephine ^b   Liu, Lisa L ^a   Hwang, Wei Chin ^c   Takeuchi, David T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAINT JOSEPH S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Psychology   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

anxiety; Asian American; depression; disparities; immigrant paradox

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL STRESS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ASIAN AMERICANS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884563521     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: 19392117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0032105     Document Type: Article

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