A scoping review of mental health and discrimination of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic

A Ibrahim, SHM Wong, SE Kim, GTF Wong… - Nature Mental …, 2024 - nature.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated anti-Asian discrimination in the United States.
Here we reviewed 59 empirical studies published between January 2020 and March 2023 …

The effects of culturally adapted expressive writing interventions on depressive and anxiety symptoms among Chinese American breast cancer survivors: A …

Q Lu, NCY Yeung, W Tsai, JHJ Kim - Behaviour Research and Therapy, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Expressive writing interventions confer mental health benefits for non-Hispanic
Whites. However, research is lacking in adapting this paradigm for minoritized groups. This …

Asian Indians in the United States and posttraumatic stress disorder interventions: A narrative literature review

AA Contractor, HS Rafiuddin, K Kaur… - Trauma, Violence, & …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Topic. Limited research has examined trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
among Asian Indians in the US Thus, we (1) synthesize literature on trauma, PTSD …

Parental cognitions, treatment engagement, and child outcomes of ADHD behavioral treatment among Asian American families

S Chung, A Williams, E Owens, K McBurnett… - Research on Child and …, 2024 - Springer
Asian American (AA) families remain critically underrepresented in clinical trials for ADHD
interventions. Little is known about AA families' engagement in and outcomes of behavioral …

An online group behavioral activation therapy for major depressive disorder: Adaptation, effectiveness, and trajectories of change in a lower-middle income country

S Sardashti, M Farhadian, A Ghaleiha, F Renner… - Journal of Behavior …, 2025 - Elsevier
Background and objective Depressive disorders are common mental illnesses associated
with high burden of disease. In this study, the effects of an online group behavioral activation …

Marginalized identities, family conflict, and psychological distress: The process of psychotherapy with a Chinese American adolescent.

PWW Ma, MY Lan - Asian American Journal of Psychology, 2022 - psycnet.apa.org
This case study describes the process of psychotherapy with a second-generation Chinese
American early adolescent who presented with internalized mental health symptoms and …

“A Lot of Ghanaians Really Don't Understand the Work We Do”–Cultural Adaptations and Barriers in Ghanaian Psychotherapy Practice

V Dzokoto, A Anum, AA Affram… - International …, 2021 - econtent.hogrefe.com
Formal psychotherapy in Ghana is gaining momentum. Concerns about the over-reliance on
Western theories bring the suitability of associated clinical interventions into question for …

Considerations for working with Asian Americans across the psychosis spectrum following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

I Tran, J Mote - Psychological Services, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
With the rise of anti-Asian racism and discrimination that followed the onset of the COVID-19
pandemic, the need to improve Asian Americans'(AA) connection to and experiences with …

Developing guidelines on EFT for same‐sex/gender relationships: Recommendations from a Delphi study

C Edwards, AK Wittenborn, R Allan - Family Process, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Emotionally focused therapy (EFT) is one of few empirically supported treatments for
relationship distress. While evidence‐based approaches are critical for ensuring safe and …

Combining attachment-based family therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy to improve outcomes for adolescents with anxiety

J Herres, ES Krauthamer Ewing, S Levy… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Increases in adolescent anxiety over the past several years suggest a need for trauma-
informed, culturally responsive interventions that help teens cope with environmental …