Psychological needs of Japanese American elders: Implications for culturally competent interventions

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 183-197

  Machizawa, Sayaka ^a   Lau, Denys T ^b  

^a THE CHICAGO SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community based participatory research; Japanese American elders; Life course perspective; Needs assessment; Nikkei elders; Psychological needs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JAPAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN AMERICANS; CHICAGO; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PREFERENCE;

EID: 77952420419     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10823-010-9117-7     Document Type: Article

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