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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Albert Gaw. American Indians and African Americans have also experienced this injus- tice , among others ; but because Mexican Americans are the largest minority in the Southwest , they have faced the brunt of the problem there . The ...
Albert Gaw. American Indians and African Americans have also experienced this injus- tice , among others ; but because Mexican Americans are the largest minority in the Southwest , they have faced the brunt of the problem there . The ...
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... Mexican American woman in her 30s who was raised as a child in rural Mexico and is married to a childhood sweetheart may now find herself ... Mexican Americans experience the same or almost the same Psychiatric Care of Mexican Americans 439.
... Mexican American woman in her 30s who was raised as a child in rural Mexico and is married to a childhood sweetheart may now find herself ... Mexican Americans experience the same or almost the same Psychiatric Care of Mexican Americans 439.
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... Mexican Americans . Which adaptation is imple- mented depends on the degree of interest of the institution , the resources available , and , to some extent , the size of the Mexican American population served . The first of these is ...
... Mexican Americans . Which adaptation is imple- mented depends on the degree of interest of the institution , the resources available , and , to some extent , the size of the Mexican American population served . The first of these is ...
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 |