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 353
... immigrants . Most of the latest immigrants consisted of young families with a mean adult age of 27.3 and an average household size of 3.8 . The immigrants come from urban , middle - class backgrounds , and half of them are college gradu ...
... immigrants . Most of the latest immigrants consisted of young families with a mean adult age of 27.3 and an average household size of 3.8 . The immigrants come from urban , middle - class backgrounds , and half of them are college gradu ...
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... immigrants ( p . 238 ) . They found that the ethnic attachment of Korean immigrants remains strong regardless of the length of their stay in the United States , and the degree of their education and accul- turation to the mainstream ...
... immigrants ( p . 238 ) . They found that the ethnic attachment of Korean immigrants remains strong regardless of the length of their stay in the United States , and the degree of their education and accul- turation to the mainstream ...
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... immigrants , the im- migration laws of earlier times did not provide equal opportunity for cer- tain ethnic groups ... immigrants , to whom the gate- way to the United States had been so tightly closed for more than half a century ...
... immigrants , the im- migration laws of earlier times did not provide equal opportunity for cer- tain ethnic groups ... immigrants , to whom the gate- way to the United States had been so tightly closed for more than half a century ...
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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 |
Assessing and Treating Culturally Diverse Clients: A Practical Guide Freddy A. Paniagua No preview available - 2005 |