Mental Health Program Needs of South Asian Students in US

…….. education programs that incorporate mental health and psychological well being are necessary for South Asian students who study in the US.
"There are several compelling issues which make health education interventions geared toward the mental health needs and concerns of migrant student populations from the South Asian region so very important," the authors wrote. …….. "should be executed in the initial stages of the migration process when the impinging stressors and consequently, the possibility of psychological distress much higher." The authors observe that there is hardly any research on the adjustment and optimal mental functioning of South Asian students in America. ……….migration predisposes international students to problems related to mental health, because students from Asia are exposed to a totally different culture when they move to the United States. Therefore the researchers have come up with recommendations for a health education intervention for this population. Accordingly, they say, "efforts must be made to build skills as opposed to mere cognitive development and the health education interventions must be culturally competent." [View Full Article]