Help-seeking attitudes among Vietnamese Americans: The impact of acculturation, cultural barriers, and spiritual beliefs

Social Work in Mental Health

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 476-493

  Luu, Thang D ^a   Leung, Patrick ^a   Nash, Susan G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Age; Cultural barriers; Help seeking; Occupation; Spiritual beliefs; Vietnamese

Indexed keywords

EID: 71049123605     PISSN: 15332985     EISSN: 15332993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332980802467456     Document Type: Article

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