Stigma and Beliefs of Efficacy Towards Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Psychiatric Treatment Among Chinese-Americans

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 10-18

  Yang, Lawrence H ^a   Phelan, Jo C ^a   Link, Bruce G ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals

Author keywords

Chinese; efficacy; psychiatric treatment; stigma; traditional Chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CHINESE MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; STIGMA;

ADULT; ASIAN AMERICANS; CHINA; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC PROCESSES; SHAME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 38949113358     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1099-9809.14.1.10     Document Type: Article

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