Ghost illness: A cross-cultural experience with the expression of a non-Western tradition in clinical practice
Author(s):
Putsch, Robert W.
Format:
Journal article
Citation:
American Indian And Alaska Native Mental Health Research, Volume 2, Issue 2 (1988). pp. 26-Jun.
Language:
English
Abstract:
Presents the case histories of 3 patients from cultures with well-documented views regarding illness caused by the dead: a 27-yr-old Navajo woman, a middle-aged Salish woman, and a 19-yr-old monolingual Hmong woman. A discussion of the ghost illness tradition is included. It is suggested that accommodation to disparate beliefs often requires that solutions fit the context of the patient's belief system and simultaneously deal with both Western and non-Western traditions. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)