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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... cause ( Herd 1985 ) . The migration of blacks in the 1920s and the 1930s dur- ing Prohibition and the Great ... causes of excess deaths in African Americans between 1979 and 1981 ( Task Force on Black and Minority Health 1986 ) . For ...
... cause ( Herd 1985 ) . The migration of blacks in the 1920s and the 1930s dur- ing Prohibition and the Great ... causes of excess deaths in African Americans between 1979 and 1981 ( Task Force on Black and Minority Health 1986 ) . For ...
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... cause of mental illness . Deviant behavior was seen as misbehavior ( i.e. , breaking the rules of the survival pact ) ... causes : human agency , supernatural agency , and natural causes . Human agency is the same in Indian people as in ...
... cause of mental illness . Deviant behavior was seen as misbehavior ( i.e. , breaking the rules of the survival pact ) ... causes : human agency , supernatural agency , and natural causes . Human agency is the same in Indian people as in ...
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... cause pasma ( rheu- matism or joint pains ) , pilay loming ( muscular pains ) , or tampal - tampal ( urticaria ) . Diet is believed to cause illnesses by affecting the shifting and malposition of internal organs or upsetting the balance ...
... cause pasma ( rheu- matism or joint pains ) , pilay loming ( muscular pains ) , or tampal - tampal ( urticaria ) . Diet is believed to cause illnesses by affecting the shifting and malposition of internal organs or upsetting the balance ...
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 |