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Author:   Tsung-yi Lin ,  etc.
Publisher:   Oxford University Press (China) Ltd
Imprint:   Oxford University Press (China) Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.00cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 24.90cm
Weight:   0.782kg
ISBN:  

9780195863994

ISBN 10:   0195863992
Pages:   402
Publication Date:   01 February 1995
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword by Milton Miller; Preface; Contributors; Part I: Chinese Culture, Orientation, and Coping; 1. Chinese societies and mental health; 2. Chinese social orientation: An integrative analysis; 3. Cultural tradition and stress management in modern society: Learning from the Hong Kong experience; Part II: Children and Mental Health; 4. Behaviour problems of schoolchildren in Beijing: A study of prevalence and risk factors; 5. Preschool behaviour disorders in Hong Kong: A cross-cultural perspective; 6. One-child-per-couple family planning and child behaviour development: Six-year follow-up study in Nanjing; 7. Reading success and failure in logographic writing systems: Children learning to read Chinese do evidence reading disabilities; Part III: Family and Adjustment; 8. Psychological impact of family reunion after long-term separation: The situation in Taiwan and mainland China; 9. Migration and transethnic family adjustment: Experiences of Japanese War orphans and their Chinese spouses in Japan; Part IV: Culture, Stress, and Symptom Manifestation; 10. Remembering the cultural revolution: Alienating pains and the pain of alienation/transformation; 11. Facts and myths about somatization among the Chinese; 12. Neuroses in Taiwan: Findings from a community survey; Part V: Culture and Psychopathology; 13. Alcoholism in Taiwan: The Chinese and Aborigines; 14. Eating disorders in Hong Kong; 15. Suicidal behaviour observed in Taiwan: Trends over four decades; 16. Sexual beliefs and problems in contemporary Taiwan; 17. Koro epidemic in Southern China; Part IV: Frequency of Mental Disorder; 18. Mental disorders in Taiwan: Epidemiological studies of community population; 19. Mental disorders in Singapore; Part VII: Therapy and Mental Health Care; 20. Psychotherapy for the Chinese: Cultural considerations; 21. Family therapy for the Chinese: Problems and strategies; 22. Psychopharmacology for the Chinese: Cross-ethnic perspectives; 23. Development of mental health systems and care in China: From the 1940s to the 1980s; 24. Integration of major findings; Glossary; References

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