ASIAN AMERICANS IN PSYCHIATRIC SYSTEMS

Prior to the 1960's, very 1 ittle interest had been shown in researching patterns of American utilization of mental health facilities. The notion of culturally different patterns of psy chological "normalcy" for Asian Americans as a distinct population had not been adequately explored. Although a few case studies of Asian-American patients did appear in the 1 iterature from time to time, no extensive or systematic research into the demographic and psychological characteristics of Asian-American patient populations had been presented.