Beliefs in traditional chinese medicine efficacy among chinese americans: Implications for mental health service utilization

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 197, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 207-210

  Yang, Lawrence H ^a,b   Corsini Munt, Serena ^b   Link, Bruce G ^a   Phelan, Jo C ^a  

^a Affiliated Faculty Global Institute of Public Health   (United States)

^b Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian american; Beliefs of efficacy; Help seeking; Service utilization; Traditional chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; ATTITUDE; CHINESE MEDICINE; COMMUNITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART DISEASE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MELANOMA; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PERCEPTION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; INTERVIEW; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; ASIAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 63149091711     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e3181999513     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. Department of Health and Human Services (2001) Mental health: Culture, race and ethnicity: A report of the surgeon general. Rockville (MD): Health Service, Office of the Surgeon General.
2. Feng Y, Wu Z, Zhou X, Zhou Z, Fan W (2006) Knowledge discovery in traditional Chinese medicine. Artif Intell Med. 38:219-236.
3. Hsiao A, Wong MD, Goldstein MS, Becerra LS, Cheng EM, Wenger NS (2006) Complementary and alternative medicine use among Asian-American subgroups. J Altern Complement Med. 12:1003-1010.
4. Kuriyama S (2002) The Divergence of Greek and Chinese Medicine. New York (NY): Zone Books.
5. Lai D, Chappell N (2007) Use of traditional Chinese medicine by older Chinese immigrants in Canada. Fam Pract. 24:56-64.
6. Lam T (2001) Strengths and weaknesses of traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine. J Epidemiol Community Health. 55:762-765.
7. Lin T (1983) Psychiatry and Chinese culture. Western J Med. 139:862-867.
8. Liu X (1981) Psychiatry in traditional Chinese medicine. Br J Psychiatry. 138:429-433.
9. Ma GX (1999) Between two worlds: The use of traditional and western health services by Chinese immigrants. J Community Health. 24:421-437.
10. Pearl W, Leo P, Tsang W (1995) Use of Chinese therapies among Chinese patients seeking emergency department care. Emerg Med. 26:735-738.
11. Sasao T (1994) Using surname-based telephone survey methodology in Asian-American communities: Practical issues and caveats. J Community Psychol. 22:283-295.
12. US Census Bureau (2006). 2006 Asian Community Survey. Available at: http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/IPTable?-bm=y&-geo-id= 01000US&-geo-id=NBSP&-. Accessed August 7, 2008.
13. Yang LH, Phelan JC, Link BG (2008) Stigma towards TCM and psychiatric treatment among Chinese-Americans. Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 14:10-18.
14. Ying YW, Miller LS (1992) Help-seeking behavior and attitude of Chinese-Americans regarding psychological problems. Am J Commun Psychol. 20:549-556.