Expression and treatment of depression among haitian immigrant women in the United States: Clinical observations

American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 83-98

  Nicolas, Guerda ^c   Desilva, Angela M ^b   Subrebost, Kelly L ^b   Breland Noble, Alfiee ^a,b   Gonzalez Eastep, Diana ^b   Manning, Natasha ^b   Prosper, Vanessa ^b   Prater, Kimberly ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b H Seton Hall ^*

^c BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HAITI; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PAIN; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELIGION; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CULTURE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HAITI; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PSYCHOANALYTIC THERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34347204460     PISSN: 00029564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2007.61.1.83     Document Type: Article

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