CULTURAL CONSIDERATIONS IN THE ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF INTRAFAMILIAL ABUSE

Cultural and subcultural factors can have a marked impact upon reporting, assessment, and treatment of abuse and family violence. Values and beliefs associated with three specific rural situations-small towns, Native American reservations, and cliques of health professionals-are examined and case il...

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Published in:American journal of orthopsychiatry 1986-01, Vol.56 (1), p.131-136
Main Author: Long, Kathleen Ann
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
American Indian Reservations
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child Abuse - prevention & control
Cultural Characteristics
Cultural Values
Culture
Domestic Violence
Family Relations
Family Therapy
Family Violence
Female
Health Professions
Human
Humans
Incest
Male
Medical sciences
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Rural Areas
Rural Environments
Sex Offenses
Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry
Sociocultural environment
Sociocultural Factors
Spouse Abuse - prevention & control
Subcultures
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Summary:Cultural and subcultural factors can have a marked impact upon reporting, assessment, and treatment of abuse and family violence. Values and beliefs associated with three specific rural situations-small towns, Native American reservations, and cliques of health professionals-are examined and case illustrations are presented. Recommendations are offered for refining assessment and treatment strategies in these settings.
ISSN:0002-9432
1939-0025
DOI:10.1111/j.1939-0025.1986.tb01549.x