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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... suicidal Indian " remains , and a cluster of adolescent Indian suicides still sends the news media scrambling for data and commentary on " the Indian suicide problem ” ( “ Body of 8th Indian suicide victim found " 1985 ; National Public ...
... suicidal Indian " remains , and a cluster of adolescent Indian suicides still sends the news media scrambling for data and commentary on " the Indian suicide problem ” ( “ Body of 8th Indian suicide victim found " 1985 ; National Public ...
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... Suicide Bourne ( 1973 ) reported a high suicide rate among Chinese in San Francisco's Chinatown . Between 1952 and 1968 , the suicide rate among Chinese was 27.9 per 100,000 population per annum . Although this rate was not ...
... Suicide Bourne ( 1973 ) reported a high suicide rate among Chinese in San Francisco's Chinatown . Between 1952 and 1968 , the suicide rate among Chinese was 27.9 per 100,000 population per annum . Although this rate was not ...
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Albert Gaw. Attempted Suicide Characteristics of 307 cases of attempted suicide in Hong Kong in 1986 were studied by Chiu ( 1989 ) . Chiu compared the demographics of people who attempted suicide with those of the general population and ...
Albert Gaw. Attempted Suicide Characteristics of 307 cases of attempted suicide in Hong Kong in 1986 were studied by Chiu ( 1989 ) . Chiu compared the demographics of people who attempted suicide with those of the general population and ...
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 |
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