▁mult if ac et ed , ▁extending ▁across ▁individual , ▁family , ▁cultural ▁and ▁system ▁domains . ▁The ▁first ▁of ▁these ▁is ▁cultural ▁explanation ▁of ▁mental ▁ill ness . ▁Cultural ▁belief s , ▁regarding ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁mental ▁dis orders ▁greatly ▁affect ▁service ▁use . ▁The ▁perce ived ▁causes ▁of ▁mental ▁ill ness ▁include ▁moral , ▁religious , ▁or ▁cosm ological , ▁phys i ological , ▁psych ological , ▁social ▁and ▁gen etic ▁factors ”. ▁ ▁From ▁Canadian ▁Social ▁Work , ▁“ A ▁Soci oc ult ural ▁Pers pective ▁of ▁M ental ▁Health ▁Services ▁Use ▁by ▁Chinese ▁Im migr ants ” ▁by ▁Lin ▁F ang , ▁( 2 0 1 0 ). ▁ ▁Cop ing ▁According ▁to ▁Asian ▁American ▁Journal ▁of ▁Psych ology , ▁" C op ing ▁with ▁perce ived ▁ra cial ▁and ▁gender ▁disc rim ination ▁experiences ▁among ▁ 1 1 ▁Asian / As ian ▁American ▁female ▁fac ulty ▁at ▁various ▁Christian ▁univers ities " ▁have ▁been ▁exam ined ▁in ▁this ▁theory . ▁After ▁the ▁study ▁was ▁conducted ▁the ▁results ▁revealed ▁that ▁" ten ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 1 ▁women ▁described ▁experiences ▁where ▁they ▁perce ived ▁being ▁treated ▁differently ▁due ▁to ▁race ▁and / or ▁gender . ▁Qual itative ▁anal ys es ▁of ▁interview ▁data ▁revealed ▁four ▁them es ▁related ▁to ▁cop ing : ▁Pro active ▁Cop ing , ▁External ▁Support , ▁Personal ▁Resources , ▁and ▁Spirit ual ▁Cop ing . ▁The ▁resulting ▁them es ▁are ▁discussed ▁in ▁light ▁of ▁existing ▁research , ▁with ▁an ▁emphas is ▁on ▁the ▁importance ▁of