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 206
... medicine based on the scientific method - a viewpoint that disapproves of even the majority culture's folk medicine . This attitude is also in part due to the ethnocentrism of majority culture , which brands everything not part of that ...
... medicine based on the scientific method - a viewpoint that disapproves of even the majority culture's folk medicine . This attitude is also in part due to the ethnocentrism of majority culture , which brands everything not part of that ...
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... Medicine men and women still rely on traditional conceptualizations of illness in their diagnosis and treatment activities , but as we noted previously , little of their beliefs and practices is known outside of their communities ...
... Medicine men and women still rely on traditional conceptualizations of illness in their diagnosis and treatment activities , but as we noted previously , little of their beliefs and practices is known outside of their communities ...
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... Medicine Medicine as practiced by medicine men and women . It includes pharmaceutical , psychological , and spiritual interventions . Medicine practiced by physicians trained in the Western medical tradition is referred to as " Western ...
... Medicine Medicine as practiced by medicine men and women . It includes pharmaceutical , psychological , and spiritual interventions . Medicine practiced by physicians trained in the Western medical tradition is referred to as " Western ...
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 |