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ReviewJournal of immigrant and minority health2019

Mental Health and Stress Among South Asians.

Alison Karasz, Francesca Gany, Javier Escobar, Cristina Flores, Lakshmi Prasad, Arpana Inman, Vasundhara Kalasapudi, Razia Kosi, Meena Murthy, Jennifer Leng and 1 more

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Review in Journal of immigrant and minority health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 57 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
57citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

57 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 135 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Emotional distress, anxiety, and depression in South Asians with long-term conditions: a qualitative systematic review.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2022
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  15. Mental Health, Trauma, and Cardiovascular Risk Within South Asian Diaspora.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 10 institutions in 1 country.

Alison KaraszDepartment of Family and Social Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
Francesca GanyImmigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 485 Lexington Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY, 10017, USA. ganyf@mskcc.org.
Javier EscobarDepartment of Global Health and Department of Psychiatry and Family Medicine, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.
Cristina FloresThe Warren Alpert Medical School, The Brown Human Rights Asylum Clinic (BHRAC), Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Lakshmi PrasadOhio Perinatal Quality Collaborative, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Arpana InmanDepartment of Education and Human Services, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA.
Vasundhara KalasapudiIndia Home, New York, NY, USA.
Razia KosiMaryland/DC Chapter of the IndoAmerican Psychiatric Association, Counselors Helping (South) Asian Indians, Inc. (CHAI), The Howard County Mental Health Authority, Columbia, MD, USA.
Meena MurthyDivision of Endocrinology, Nutrition and Metabolism, Saint Peter's Thyroid and Diabetes Center, Saint Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.
Jennifer LengImmigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 485 Lexington Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY, 10017, USA.
Sadhna DiwanCenter for Healthy Aging in Multicultural Populations, School of Social Work, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, USA.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · USAlbert Einstein College of Medicine · USAmerican Psychiatric Association · USBrown University · USJohnson University · USLehigh University · USNew Jewish Home · USQuality Electrodynamics (United States) · USSaint Peter's University Hospital · USSan Jose State University · US

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Elisa de Stanchina · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
Training and Career Development CoreU54CA132378 · NCI · CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK · PI Bao Q Vuong · 2008 to 2026
$28.9M
Training and Career Development and Education CoreU54CA137788 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH · PI ADRIANA ESPINOSA, FRANCESCA M GANY · 2008 to 2026
$28.1M
META - Mentor, Educate, Train, Advocate: Patient Oriented Researchers in Cardiometabolic DiseaseK24HL150476 · NHLBI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI Latha P Palaniappan · 2020 to 2026
$846k
South Asian Health: From Research to Practice and PolicyR13MD007147 · NIMHD · SLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH · PI GANY, FRANCESCA M, PALANIAPPAN, LATHA P · 2012 to 2012
$50k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748NCI NIH HHS U54 CA132378NCI NIH HHS U54 CA137788NHLBI NIH HHS K24 HL150476NIMHD NIH HHS R13 MD007147NIMHD NIH HHS R13 MD007147-01A1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Addressing mental illness requires a culturally sensitive approach. As detailed in this literature review, treating mental illness in the South Asian immigrant community necessitates a thorough understanding of the South Asian conceptualization of mental illness. Past research, though limited, has described the different reasons the South Asian community attributes to causing mental illness, as well as the stigma associated with acknowledging the disease. Acculturation of the community also plays a significant role in cultural acceptability and the receipt of quality care. Lessons from local organizations can be applied at the national level to promote cultural responsiveness in treating mental illness in the South Asian immigrant community.

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AcculturationAdultAgedAsianEmigrants and ImmigrantsFemaleHumansMaleMental DisordersMental HealthMental Health ServicesMiddle AgedNeeds AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexStress, PsychologicalUnited StatesAcculturationImmigrantLiterature reviewMental healthSouth Asian

Identifiers

PMID27848078
PMCPMC5643212
OpenAlexW2554931677

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