Acculturative family distancing: Theory, research, and clinical practice. Special issue: Culture, race, and ethnicity in psychotherapy

Psychotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 397-409

  Hwang, Wei Chin ^a  

^a CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Asian American; Culture; Family; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; CULTURAL VALUE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; PARENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846083414     PISSN: 00333204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-3204.43.4.397     Document Type: Article

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