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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 its people as being dominated by a culture of poverty. While the heterogeneity of the region is acknowledged in the diversity of sub-areas and populations discussed, dominant themes emerge concerning Appalachia as a whole. The result of the authors' varied approaches is a cumulative portrait of a st |
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REFERENCES3 Religion in Southern Appalachia; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; TRADITIONAL RELIGION AND THE MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL; NOTES; REFERENCES; PART II. SOCIOCULTURAL SYSTEMS ANDMENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS; 4 Adaptive Socialization Values of Low-Income Appalachian Mothers; SAMPLE AND METHOD; RESULTS; DISCUSSION; NOTES; REFERENCES; 5 Gender, Class, and Self-Image; SOCIAL STATUS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES; PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES; ECONOMIC DYNAMICS; SELF-PERCEPTIONS OF APPALACHIAN WOMEN; IMPLICATIONS FOR MENTAL HEALTH PLANNING; REFERENCES; 6 The Social Context of ""Nerves"" in Eastern Kentucky |
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Comprehensive care in eastern kentucky |
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Mental health services -- Appalachian Region
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Mental health.
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Rural poor -- Appalachian Region, Southern
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Rural poor -- Mental health -- Appalachian Region, Southern
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Rural poor -- Mental health services -- Appalachian Region, Southern
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Social environment -- Appalachian Region
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Sociology.
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Health.
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National health services.
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Social sciences.
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Medical care.
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Mental health services.
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Social ecology.
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Sociology
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Psychological Phenomena and Processes
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Behavioral Disciplines and Activities
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Health
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Health Services
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Social Sciences
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Psychiatry and Psychology
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Population Characteristics
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Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services
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Delivery of Health Care
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Americas
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Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena
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Geographic Locations
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Geographicals
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Mental Health Services
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Mental Health
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Appalachian Region
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Social Environment
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State Medicine
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Patient Care
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mental health.
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sociology.
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health.
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social sciences.
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human ecology.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Psychopathology -- General.
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Sociology
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Social sciences
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Social ecology
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National health services
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Mental health services
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Medical care
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Health
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Mental health
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Rural conditions
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Appalachian Region, Southern -- Rural conditions
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North America. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85092455
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United States |
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North America |
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North America
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Southern Appalachian Region
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Electronic book
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Author |
Keefe, Susan E. (Susan Emley)
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ISBN |
9780813158778 |
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081315877X |
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0813116147 |
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9780813116143 |