Illness of the mind or illness of the spirit? mental health-related conceptualization and practices of older iranian immigrants

Health and Social Work

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 117-126

  Martin, Shadi Sahami ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health disparities; Holistic health care; Key words: culturally appropriate care; Mental health and spirituality; Middle eastern immigrants

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; IRAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; IRAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SPIRITUALITY; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS;

EID: 67149121195     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: 15456854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/34.2.117     Document Type: Article

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