“Idioms of distress” (culturally salient indicators of distress) and anxiety disorders

Anxiety Disorders: Theory, Research, and Clinical Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 127-138

  Hinton, Devon E ^a   Lewis Fernández, Roberto ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons NYS Center of Excellence for Cultural Competence Division of Clinical Therapeutics New York State Psychiatric Institute ^*  (United States)

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EID: 84927088856     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511777578.014     Document Type: Chapter

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