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 138
... Psychological Consultation and Testing Psychiatrists are apt to turn to psychologists for assistance in those cases in which the diagnosis is unclear . Because this is especially apt to occur in cross - cultural cases , psychological ...
... Psychological Consultation and Testing Psychiatrists are apt to turn to psychologists for assistance in those cases in which the diagnosis is unclear . Because this is especially apt to occur in cross - cultural cases , psychological ...
Page 561
... psychological studies of homosexual men and women who were not patients reached a similar conclusion : gay male and lesbian subjects were no less well adjusted psychologically than their heterosexual counterparts ( Hart et al . 1978 ) ...
... psychological studies of homosexual men and women who were not patients reached a similar conclusion : gay male and lesbian subjects were no less well adjusted psychologically than their heterosexual counterparts ( Hart et al . 1978 ) ...
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... Psychological adjustment of nonpatient homosex- uals : critical review of the research literature . J Clin Psychiatry 39 : 604–608 , 1978 Hathaway SR , McKinley JC : Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory , Revised . Minneapolis ...
... Psychological adjustment of nonpatient homosex- uals : critical review of the research literature . J Clin Psychiatry 39 : 604–608 , 1978 Hathaway SR , McKinley JC : Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory , Revised . Minneapolis ...
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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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