Mexican-American Bilingualism and the Perception of Mental Illness
Authors:
- Robert B. EdgertonRERobert B. Edgerton
- Marvin KarnoMKMarvin Karno
- 1 March 1971
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of General Psychiatry
- Vol. 24 (3) , 286-290
Abstract
Attitudes towards mental illness and the usage of language are related; both reflect cultural distinctions with lasting psychological involvements. Mental health professionals are needed who possess both fluency in Spanish and sensitive understanding of the culture of the Mexican-American poor.Keywords
This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Perception of Mental Illness in a Mexican-American CommunityArchives of General Psychiatry, 1969
- Concepts of Disease in Mexican‐American Culture1American Anthropologist, 1960