Psychological Impact of Anti-Asian Stigma Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Call for Research, Practice, and Policy Responses

Supriya Misra, Phuong Thao D. Le, Emily Goldmann, Lawrence H. Yang

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic is linked to a rise in stigma and discrimination against Chinese and other Asians, which is likely to have a negative impact on mental health, especially when combined with additional outbreak-related stressors. We discuss the need to consider the potential harms of these anti-Asian sentiments during both the height of the pandemic and longer-term recovery through (a) research-examining how it affects mental health and recovery; (b) practice-implementing evidence-based stigma reduction initiatives; and (c) policy-coordinating federal response to anti-Asian racism including investment in mental health services and community-based efforts. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Number of pages4
JournalPsychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy
Volume12
Issue number5
DOIs
StateAccepted/In press - 2020

Keywords

  • Asian
  • COVID-19
  • Discrimination
  • Pandemic
  • Stigma
  • Coronavirus Infections
  • Pandemics
  • Evidence-Based Practice
  • Psychological Trauma/therapy
  • Humans
  • Culturally Competent Care
  • Mental Health Services
  • Biomedical Research
  • Pneumonia, Viral
  • Social Stigma
  • Asian Americans
  • Health Policy
  • Emigrants and Immigrants
  • Racism

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Social Psychology

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