Cross-cultural aspects of trauma and dissociation

Journal of Trauma Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 21-33

  Rhoades Jr , George F ^a  

^a Ola Hou Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Amok; Ataque de Nervios; Cross Cultural Therapy; Culture Bound Syndromes; Dissociation; Falling out or blacking out; Latah; Nervios; Pibloktoq; Possession Trance Disorder; Qi gong psychotic reaction; Shin byung; Spell; Susto; Trauma; Zar

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748900982     PISSN: 15362922     EISSN: 15362930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J189v04n01_03     Document Type: Review

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