Clinical observations of a Cantonese cognitive-behavioral treatment program for Chinese immigrants. Special issue: Culture, race, and ethnicity in psychotherapy

Psychotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 518-530

  Shen, Edward K ^a   Alden, Lynn E ^a   Söchting, Ingrid ^b   Tsang, Pheobe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Richmond Hospital

Author keywords

Cantonese immigrants; Cognitive behavioral treatment; Culture; Depression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CANADA; CHINESE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

EID: 33846059014     PISSN: 00333204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-3204.43.4.518     Document Type: Article

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