Psychosocial/cultural issues in medicine and psychiatry: treating African Americans.
- 1 December 1995
- journal article
- review article
- Vol. 87 (12) , 857-60
Abstract
In general, we are raised in a specific cultural environment, and consequently, we have a common sense of identity, shared standards, and religion. The effects of this commonality carries over into health-care situations, including health maintenance and disease prevention. This article provides an overview of how psychosocial/cultural issues have been used with insensitivity to race, culture, and the value orientations of African Americans. It is concluded that the training of all health-care practitioners should include psychosocial/cultural aspects of illnesses.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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