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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454720003321

Autore

Andary Lena

Titolo

Assessing mental health across cultures [[electronic resource] /] / by Lena Andary, Yvonne Stolk & Steven Klimidis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bowen Hills, Qld., : Australian Academic Press, 2003

ISBN

1-281-70906-9

9786611709068

1-875378-91-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (206 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

StolkYvonne

KlimidisSteven

Disciplina

616.89

616.89075

Soggetti

Cultural psychiatry

Psychiatry, Transcultural

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front cover; Contents; List of Information Boxes; Preface; Acknowledgements; The Authors; Chapter 1: Issues and Dilemmas in Diagnosis Across Cultures; Chapter 2: Cultural Values, the Sense of Self and Psychiatric Assessment; Chapter 3: Expression and Communication of Distress Across Cultures; Chapter 4: Issues in Translating Mental Health Terms Across Cultures; Chapter 5: Explanatory Models of Illness; Chapter 6: Crosscultural Beliefs about Illness; Chapter 7: Negotiating Explanatory Models; Conclusion; References; Index; Back cover

Sommario/riassunto

Provides a framework for mental health professionals and students to obtain an in-depth understanding of a client whose cultural background is different to their own.