Handbook of Culture, Therapy, and Healing

by Gielen, Uwe P.; Fish, Jefferson M.; Draguns, Juris G.; Fish, Jefferson M.

• ISBN13: 9780805849240
• ISBN10: 0805849246
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-04-08
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbau

Summary

Emotional, as well as physical distress, is a heritage from our hominid ancestors; it has been experienced by every group of human beings since our emergence as a species. And every known culture has developed systems of conceptualization and intervention for addressing it. The editors have brought together leading psychologists, psychiatrists, anthropologists, and others to consider the interaction of psychosocial, biological, and cultural variables as they influence the assessment of health and illness and the course of therapy. The volume includes broadly conceived theoretical and survey chapters; detailed descriptions of specific healing traditions in Asia, the Americas, Africa, and the Arab world. TheHandbook of Culture, Therapy, and Healingis a unique resource, containing information about Western therapies practiced in non-Western cultures, non-Western therapies practiced both in their own context and in the West.

Table of Contents

Preface

Approaches to Culture, Healing, and Psychotherapy

Culture, Therapy, and Healing: Basic Issues

Culture and the Origins of Psychopathology

The Role of Culture in Definitions, Interpretations, and Management of Illness

Cross-Cultural Commonalities in Therapy and Healing: Theoretical Issues and Psychological and Sociocultural Principles

A Biopsychosocial Perspective on Cross-Cultural Healing

Therapeutic Services and Multiculturalism in North America

The Role of Culture in the Treatment of Culturally Diverse Populations

Culturally Oriented Psychotherapy With Refugees

Traditional Healing in the Americas

The Role of Dance in a Navajo Healing Ceremonial

The Therapeutic Aspects of Salish Spirit Dance Ceremonials

Traditional Healers in Mexico: The Effectiveness of Spiritual Practices

Women as Healers: A "Gendered" Exploration in Puerto Rico and Elsewhere

Asian Approaches to Therapy and Healing

Indigenous Chinese Healing: Theories and Methods

Indigenous Chinese Healing: A Criteria-Based Meta-Analysis of Outcomes Research

Psychoanalysis and Buddhism

Japanese Forms of Psychotherapy: Naikan Therapy and Morita Therapy

Indian Conceptions of Mental Health, Healing, and the Individual

Psychotherapy and Healing in Africa and the Arab World

Western Psychotherapy and the Yoruba: Problems of Insight and Nondirective Technique

Healing the Wounds Following Protracted Conflict in Angola: A Community-Based Approach to Assisting War-Affected Children

Native Healing in Arab-Islamic Societies

Outlook

From Speculation Through Description Toward Investigation: A Prospective Glimpse at Cultural Research in Psychotherapy

Appendix:Culture, Therapy, and Healing: A Selective Bibliography

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