Culture, Ethnicity, and Mental IllnessAlbert Gaw American Psychiatric Press, 1993 - 640 pages The book provides a cultural framework in the psychiatric care of a variety of groups in the United States, including African Americans, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asian Americans, Hispanics, women, elderly people, and gay men and lesbians. Eight glossaries of ethnic terms, including foreign language characters, are included. |
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... patients in the People's Republic of China had plasma haloperidol levels that were 52 % higher than the plasma levels for American non - Asian schizophrenic patients ... Asian Psychiatric Care of Japanese Americans 327.
... patients in the People's Republic of China had plasma haloperidol levels that were 52 % higher than the plasma levels for American non - Asian schizophrenic patients ... Asian Psychiatric Care of Japanese Americans 327.
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... Asian and white American schizophrenic patients . They used fixed- and variable - dose regimens and found that the Asian patients required lower doses of haloper- idol for optimal treatment of their condition and that the Asian patients ...
... Asian and white American schizophrenic patients . They used fixed- and variable - dose regimens and found that the Asian patients required lower doses of haloper- idol for optimal treatment of their condition and that the Asian patients ...
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... Medical Center , which serves metropolitan Los Angeles . The incidence of extrapyramidal side effects ( EPS ) did not differ significantly between the Asian and white populations , because the lower dosage was given to Asian patients in ...
... Medical Center , which serves metropolitan Los Angeles . The incidence of extrapyramidal side effects ( EPS ) did not differ significantly between the Asian and white populations , because the lower dosage was given to Asian patients in ...
Contents
Theoretical Considerations | 3 |
Practical Considerations | 49 |
Simons M D M A | 75 |
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American Psychiatric Press Review of Psychiatry, Volume 12 Michelle B. Riba,Allan Tasman No preview available - 1993 |
Assessing and Treating Culturally Diverse Clients: A Practical Guide Freddy A. Paniagua No preview available - 2005 |