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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Page 162
... alcohol abuse in the African American com- munity does not represent an age - old pattern . During the 1840s and 1850s , abstinence from alcohol was synonymous with freedom from slavery and moral uprightness ; slavery and demon rum both ...
... alcohol abuse in the African American com- munity does not represent an age - old pattern . During the 1840s and 1850s , abstinence from alcohol was synonymous with freedom from slavery and moral uprightness ; slavery and demon rum both ...
Page 216
... alcohol treatment in Indians have not been encouraging ( Kivlahan et al . 1985 ; Walker et al . , in press ; Westermeyer and Peake 1983 ) . There are , however , many factors in addition to treatment that may contrib- ute to successful ...
... alcohol treatment in Indians have not been encouraging ( Kivlahan et al . 1985 ; Walker et al . , in press ; Westermeyer and Peake 1983 ) . There are , however , many factors in addition to treatment that may contrib- ute to successful ...
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... alcoholic sensitivity . In the process of metabolism in the body , alcohol is converted to acetaldehyde ; ALDH is essential in the breakdown of acetaldehyde . Goedde and colleagues postulated that the deficiency of the faster migrating ...
... alcoholic sensitivity . In the process of metabolism in the body , alcohol is converted to acetaldehyde ; ALDH is essential in the breakdown of acetaldehyde . Goedde and colleagues postulated that the deficiency of the faster migrating ...
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 |