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. Western concept of empathy . According to the Confucian view , human be- ings are social creatures , bound to their peers by jen , or human heartedness , in the five relationships : 1 ) sovereign and subject , 2 ) parent and ...
Albert Gaw. Western concept of empathy . According to the Confucian view , human be- ings are social creatures , bound to their peers by jen , or human heartedness , in the five relationships : 1 ) sovereign and subject , 2 ) parent and ...
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... humans in general attribute diseases to one of three causes : human agency , supernatural agency , and natural causes . Human agency is the same in Indian people as in the majority culture and includes wounds inflicted by self and ...
... humans in general attribute diseases to one of three causes : human agency , supernatural agency , and natural causes . Human agency is the same in Indian people as in the majority culture and includes wounds inflicted by self and ...
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... humans is surrounded by gods and demons . A hierarchy of gods exists that could invade the human body and feed upon its vital energy , causing illness , if proper rituals were not ren- dered . Because the daily lives and activities of ...
... humans is surrounded by gods and demons . A hierarchy of gods exists that could invade the human body and feed upon its vital energy , causing illness , if proper rituals were not ren- dered . Because the daily lives and activities of ...
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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 |
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