Mental disorder and cross-cultural psychology: A constructivist perspective

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 843-874

  Thakker, Joanne ^a   Ward, Tony ^a   Strongman, K T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPRESSION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; NOMENCLATURE; PSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYNDROME; THEORY;

EID: 0033231676     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7358(98)00077-4     Document Type: Article

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