Evidence-based Mental Health Interventions for Common Mental Health Problems in Primary Care

Asian Americans are much less likely than other racial groups to seek help for mental health issues due to social stigma, shame, saving face, and medical costs. Asians also tend to express physical complaints rather than psychological distress. However, there is no health without mental health. In fact, there are a variety of effective, accessible, and culturally competent treatments for mental health problems. In this presentation, a review of non-pharmacological evidence-based interventions for common mental health problems such as depression and anxiety will be discussed. Alternative and complementary Interventions that are popular among Asian populations in the community will also be reviewed with an update on the most recent evidence from clinical trials. Professor Samuel Wong is a clinician with training in both Family Medicine and Public Health. He is the Director of the JC School of Public Health and Primary Care and the Associate Dean (Education) of the Faculty of Medicine. He is also the Founding Director of the Thomas Jing Centre for Mindfulness Research and Training. Professor Wong’s research interests include evaluating and developing mindfulness- based and mental health interventions in primary care; evaluating primary care services and developing primary care service models as well as multimorbidity. He has published more than 200 original papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals including the Annals of Family Medicine, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, British Journal of Psychiatry and JAMA Internal Medicine and has contributed 5 book chapters and co-edited the Oxford Textbook of Public Mental Health published by the Oxford University Press. He has been appointed by the HKSAR government as a member of the Expert Panel in Primary Healthcare and Non-communicable Disease and the Steering Committee on Primary Healthcare Development. ⏱️TIMESTAMP⏱️ 0:00 Intro 4:03 Overview 4:59 Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders 12:09 Challenges and Issues Specific to Asian Americans and Asians 20:41 What Are Non-Pharmacological Interventions? 26:22 Recommended Treatment Choices 37:04 Alternative Treatments for Depression 44:05 Take-Home Messages 45:40 Q&A Please visit Stanford CARE's website to learn more about us. https://asianhealth.stanford.edu Please follow Stanford CARE on social media Twitter:   / stanfordcares   Facebook:   / stanfordcares   LinkedIn:   / stan.  . Instagram:   / stanfordcares