[1] In a 2007 study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, young Filipino women were more likely to have suicide ideation than most minorities.
[2] Lower rates of suicide in Filipino-Americans are attributed to the influence of Catholicism in Filipino culture and the availability of social support from extended family.
[2] Depending on other identity markers such as sexuality and age, certain Filipino-American groups are estimated to have more or less depression rates than their Chinese-Americans counterparts.
[7] In a study in Cebu, Philippines, it found that the multigenerational living arrangements of Midlife Filipina women in relation to their family, affects their mental health.
[8] For example, living in a larger household reported a higher score of depressive symptoms in mid-life Filipina women, due to stress brought on by caregiving duties and loss of privacy and control.
[8] Co-residency of adult females with their older parents, affect their mental health based on the power dynamics and their role in the family.
[8] Asian American and Pacific Islander immigrants are less likely, than any other minority group, to seek mental health care and treatment because of stigma attributed to shaming the family, self-reliance, and being reserved.
[17] Asian American immigrants are diagnosed with depression for various factors, such as not understanding English or inability to take health exams.
[18] Hiya, a Tagalog word defined as "a sense of shame, loss of face, or embarrassment," plays a role in Filipino-Americans' use of mental health services.
Hiya plays a negative role in Filipinos' ability to seek help from mental health professionals.
[1][2] The fear of bringing shame to oneself and the family can prevent Filipinos from seeking professional mental health aid.
[19] Colonial mentality is a form of internalized oppression in which an individual feels inferior because his heritage includes the experience of colonization.
This mentality makes individuals feel the need to associate more towards American and/or Spanish values and traditions rather than their own, perceiving their colonizer to be superior.
Model minority is a stereotypical assumption that members of a particular ethnic group excel in areas of behavior and education.