Mental health of Asian Americans
Concern about the mental health of Asian Americans has been raised as the Asian population in the United States is rising. According to the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health, the leading cause of death among Asian Americans aged 15–24 is suicide. Asian Americans tend to underutilize resources, especially those that are not deemed culturally competent. Studies suggest that Asian American patients tend to ignore the emotional symptoms of mental illness and only report physical ones to doctors, resulting in misdiagnosis. This article will convey information regarding Asian Americans and different aspects of their mental health and the types of supports offered. Mental health disorders of Asian Americans Anxiety Matthew R. Lee, Sumie Okazaki and Hyung Chol Yoo, conducted a study based on self-reports that determined that Asian American university students experience an overall higher level of anxiety compared with their European American counterparts. Sources that collected data through a non-self-report method showed that although many Asian American students claimed that they felt this heightened anxiety most in the context of social situations, this increased anxiety was not noticeable by those around them. This elevated social anxiety could be explained by the fact that Asian