Caring for Arab patients : a biopsychosocial approach

Caring for Arab patients : a biopsychosocial approach /

This practical, patient-centred guide assists medical professionals in delivering better clinical care to Arab patients. Important issues covered include patient education, compliance, 'doctor shopping', and psychiatric and mental health services.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Nasir, Laeth Sari, Abdul-Haq, Arwa Kayed
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Radcliffe Publishing, 2008.
Subjects:
Physician and patient > Arab countries.
Arabs > Medical care.
Transcultural medical care.
Health attitudes > Arab countries.
Health behavior > Arab countries.
Medical care.
Physician and patient.
Health attitudes.
Health behavior.
Psychology.
Delivery of Health Care
Physician-Patient Relations
Attitude to Health
Health Behavior
Psychology
Arabs > psychology
Relations médecin-patient > États arabes.
Arabes > Soins médicaux.
Services transculturels de santé.
Attitudes à l'égard de la santé > États arabes.
Habitudes sanitaires > États arabes.
Prestation de soins.
Relations médecin-patient.
Attitudes à l'égard de la santé.
Habitudes sanitaires.
Psychologie.
psychology.
Gezondheidszorg.
Arabieren.
Psychosociale aspecten.
Geestelijke gezondheidszorg.
Cultuur.
Familierelaties.
Sekseverschillen.
Mångkulturell omvårdnad.
Arab countries.
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1: Culture, environment and health
  • Culture and health / Sherine F. Hamdy and Laeth S. Nasir
  • Globalization, health and culture / Laeth S. Nasir
  • Gender and health / Laeth S. Nasir and Raeda Al-Qutob
  • Genetic disorders / Ghazi O. Tadmouri
  • Part 2: The family
  • The Arab family : formation, function and dysfunction / Arwa K. Abdoul-Haq
  • Child abuse and neglect / Adib Essali
  • Domestic conflict and violence / Aisha Hamdan
  • Disability / Arwa K. Abdul-Haq
  • Age and aging / Abdelrazzak Abyad
  • Death and dying / Laeth S. Nasir
  • Part 3: Mental health
  • Approach to the patient in primary care psychiatry / Laeth S. Nasir and Arwa K. Abdul-Haq
  • Anxiety and somatoform disorders / Brigitte Khoury, Michel R. Khoury and Laeth S. Nasir
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder / Eyad El-Sarraj, Taysir Diab, Abdel Aziz Thabet
  • Eating disorders / Nasser Shuriquie
  • Substance abuse / Laeth S. Nasir
  • Depression, self-harm behavior and suicide / Laeth S. Nasir
  • Part 4: Patient education
  • Patient education / Anahid Kulwicki.

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