An Overview of Indigenous Descriptions of Mental Phenomena and the Range of Traditional Healing Practices Amongst the Vietnamese

Transcultural Psychiatry

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 79-94

  Phan, Tuong ^a   Silove, Derrick ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

indigenous mental phenomena; indigenous services; mental health; traditional healing; Vietnamese

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VIET NAM;

EID: 0032967226     PISSN: 13634615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/136346159903600105     Document Type: Article

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