Talk:Mental health of Filipino Americans

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Copyedit
Copyedited this. Feedback encouraged! My comments are: Lfstevens (talk) 06:25, 30 July 2018 (UTC)
 * This article needs data to quantify the extent to which the cited pressures matter and matter differently for Filipino Americans.
 * I don't know why the identity thing is in the piece. Its connection to mental health is not clearly documented.

Plans for Editing
Hello, I plan to edit this article. Here are my plans: In the "mental illnesses" section, I would like to add a few more references and statistics on Filipino Americans' rates of mental illnesses. In the "causes" section, I would like to add a sub-section labeled "Hiya". Hiya is a term regarding a cultural shame in Filipino culture, often associated with shame of mental health problems. Research has shown that hiya plays a role in Filipino-Americans' unwillingness to go to a mental health professional or to seek out mental health resources.

Please let me know if you disagree with any of these editing plans, and feel free to make more suggestions in how we can improve this article! Jsumera (talk) 05:40, 1 April 2019 (UTC)

Discussion at Talk:Health of Filipino Americans
You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Health of Filipino Americans. RightCow LeftCoast ( Moo ) 01:20, 4 May 2019 (UTC)

Lead section
This article is on my watchlist. I don't have any real focus on this topic, but this edit just popped the article up. I looked at the WP:LEAD, and saw what looked like two conflicting cite-supported assertions. Taking a quick (not thorough) look at the cited sources, I saw:
 * The assertion, "Filipino Americans are more likely to suffer from mental illness than other Asian Americans due to a variety of social and economic factors" cites this paper in support. The paper says, "Chinese, Japanese, and Filipinos had greater illness severity or longer stays than whites overall and for some diagnoses, whereas Native Hawaiians did not." and that Filipinos and Native Hawaiians had significantly lower [psychiatric hospitalization] rates than whites. There seems to be little support for the assertion there.
 * The assertion, "Filipino-Americans utilize mental health services less than some Asian-American groups." cites this paper in support. The paper seems to presume underutilization (in comparison with other groups? in relation to the perceived need?), "aims to provide a review of potential barriers to seeking mental health services among Filipinos", and "aims to provide an exposition of the possible reasons for Filipinos’ underutilization of mental health services using contextual, cultural, and psychological lenses." FWICS, it focuses on Filipinos living in the Philippines pretty much to the exclusion of Filipinos living outside of the Philippines.

WP:LEAD says that the lead section "should stand on its own as a concise overview of the article's topic [and] should identify the topic, establish context, explain why the topic is notable, and summarize the most important points, including any prominent controversies." I don't think the present lead section of this article does that. I suggest a rewrite. Wtmitchell (talk) (earlier Boracay Bill) 12:37, 2 December 2019 (UTC)