Culture, ethnicity, and mental illness
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.
Print Book, English, 1992
American Psychiatric Press, Washington, D.C, 1992
Cross-cultural studies
9780880483599, 0880483598
1107548431
Preface. Cultural Matrices of the Psychiatric Encounter. Culture in clinical psychiatry. Psychiatric epidemiology. Culture-bound syndromes. Cross-cultural psychotherapy. Cross-cultural psychiatric assessment. Culture and Clinical Care. Psychiatric care of African Americans. Separation and loss in African American children: clinical perspectives. Psychiatric care of American Indians and Alaska Natives. Psychiatric care of Chinese Americans. Psychiatric care of Indochinese Americans. Psychiatric care of Japanese Americans. Psychiatric care of Korean Americans. Psychiatric care of Philipino Americans. Ethnopsychopharmacology. Psychiatric care of Mexican Americans. Psychiatric care of Puerto Ricans. Culture and psychiatric care of women. Psychiatric care of ethnic elders. Cultural considerations in the psychiatric care of gay men and lesbians. The mental health impact of AIDS on ethnic minorities. Glossaries of ethnic terms. Index.