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Appalachian Mental Health /

This volume is the first to explore broadly many important theoretical and applied issues concerning the mental health of Appalachians. The authors -- anthropologists, psychologists, social workers and others -- overturn many assumptions held by earlier writers, who have tended to see Appalachia and...

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Otros Autores: Keefe, Susan E. (Susan Emley)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 2015.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Lists of Tables and Figures; Preface; Introduction; THE NEED FOR CRITICAL STUDIES; PROFITING FROM THE CONCEPT OF CULTURE; APPALACHIANS AND MENTAL HEALTH; NOTES; REFERENCES; PART I. THE APPALACHIAN CONTEXT; 1 Appalachian Cultural Systems, Past and Present; HISTORICAL PATTERNS OF DEVELOPMENT; FAMILY ROLES IN HISTORICAL CONTEXT; IMPLICATIONS FOR MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS; REFERENCES; 2 Appalachian Family Ties; THE APPALACHIAN FAMILY GROUP; THE KINDRED; CONTRAST WITH MAINSTREAM AMERICANS; FAMILY TIES AND STRESS; IMPLICATIONS FOR INTERVENTION; NOTES.
  • METHODOLOGYTHE INFORMANTS; IT FEELS LIKE A FEAR RIGHT IN YOUR FLESH
  • THERE IS NO CASTING THEM OFF
  • THEY SAY PRESSURE AND STRAIN CAUSES IT
  • NERVE PILLS-ANYBODY CAN TAKE 'EM
  • DISCUSSION: THIS IS REAL
  • NOTES; REFERENCES; 7 Social Support Networks of Families with HandicappedChildren; SOCIAL SUPPORT AND THE APPALACHIAN FAMILY; RESEARCH QUESTIONS AND METHODOLOGY; RESULTS; DISCUSSION; NOTES; REFERENCES; PART III. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICEUTILIZATION IN THE MOUNTAINS; 8 Factors Affecting the Use of Mental Health Services:A Review; CULTURAL FACTORS; INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS.
  • RECOMMENDATIONSREFERENCES; 9. Enhancing the Use of Mental Health Services; THE PLANNING PROCESS; MANIPULABLE FACTORS; SAMPLE PLAN COMPONENTS; REFERENCES; 10 An Exploratory Study of Mental Health Service Utilization by Appalachians and Non-Appalachians; METHOD OF ANALYSIS; COMPARISON OF APPALACHIAN AND NON-APPALACHIAN CLIENTS; NOTES; REFERENCES; PART IV. CULTURAL CONSIDERATIONS IN THERAPEUTIC ENCOUNTERS; 11 Cross-Cultural Conflict between Providers and Clients and Staff Members; LABELING: HOW DO PEOPLE REFER TO EACH OTHER?; ORIENTATIONS IN INTERACTION; DEFINITIONS OF TIME; PROBLEM SOLVING.
  • IS CHANGE ""PROGRESS""?THE SACRED IN EVERYDAY LIFE; CULTURAL ILLITERACY AMONG PROVIDERS; REFERENCES; 12 Appalachian Family Therapy; MOUNTAIN YOUTH RESOURCES; FAMILY SYSTEMS THERAPY; APPALACHIAN FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; THE BUCKNER FAMILY; NOTES; REFERENCES; 13 Hospitalized Appalachian Adolescents; TERESA; MARY LOU; HOMEPLACE TIES; ADOLESCENTS AS CULTURE BROKERS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISONS AND IMPLICATIONS; EPILOGUE; NOTES; REFERENCES; PART V. PROBLEMS AND PROMISE IN APPALACHIAN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY; 14 Conscience and Convenience in Eastern Kentucky.