Using prayer in psychotherapy: Applying Sue's differential to enhance culturally competent care

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 101-114

  Abernethy, Alexis D ^a   Houston, Tina R ^a   Mimms, Tiffany ^b   Boyd Franklin, Nancy ^c  

^a FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Cultural competence; Prayer; Psychotherapy; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; CASE REPORT; COMMUNITY CARE; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; FEMININITY; HUMAN; JEHOVAH'S WITNESS; MALE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELIGION; REVIEW; SPIRITUAL CARE; WOMEN'S HEALTH; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COGNITION; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELIGION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SPIRITUALITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33744524148     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1099-9809.12.1.101     Document Type: Review

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