Mental illness and Egyptian families

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 178-187

  Endrawes, Gihane ^a   O'Brien, Louise ^b,c   Wilkes, Lesley ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cultural sensitivity; Egypt; Mental health nursing; Mental illness; Zar cult

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EGYPT; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUPERSTITION; TRANSCULTURAL CARE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; EGYPT; FAMILY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEW SOUTH WALES; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL VALUES; SUPERSTITIONS; TRANSCULTURAL NURSING;

EID: 34249011776     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2007.00465.x     Document Type: Article

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