Keeping it real: A grounded theory study of African American clients engaging in counseling at a community mental health agency

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 471-481

  Ward, Earlise C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans' mental health; Counseling African Americans; Grounded theory study on counseling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GROUNDED THEORY; HUMAN; IDEOLOGY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; SAFETY; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY; THEORY;

EID: 27744550660     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0167.52.4.471     Document Type: Article

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