Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies
Volume 13, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 19-39

Effects of increased psychiatric treatment contact and acculturation on the causal beliefs of chinese immigrant relatives of individuals with psychosis (Article)

Yang L.* , Lo G. , Tu M. , Wu O. , Anglin D. , Saw A. , Chen F.-P.
  • a Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States
  • b National Center on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, University of Hawaii, Manoa, HI, United States
  • c New York University Counseling Psychology Program, New York, NY, United States
  • d Long Island University Clinical Psychology Program, Brooklyn, NY, United States
  • e Department of Psychology, City University of New York, New York, NY, United States
  • f DePaul University, Chicago, IL, United States
  • g National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi County, Taiwan

Abstract

Encounters with Western psychiatric treatment and acculturation may influence causal beliefs of psychiatric illness endorsed by Chinese immigrant relatives, thus affecting help seeking. We examined causal beliefs held by 46 Chinese immigrant relatives and found that greater acculturation was associated with an increased number of causal beliefs. Further, as Western psychiatric treatment and acculturation increased, causal models expanded to incorporate biological/physical causes. However, frequency of Chinese immigrant relatives’ endorsing spiritual beliefs did not appear to change with acculturation. Clinicians might thus account for spiritual beliefs in treatment even after acculturation increases and biological causal models proliferate. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Author Keywords

Chinese Treatment contact culture Immigrant schizophrenia Acculturation Causal beliefs Family

Index Keywords

Acculturation China disease treatment cultural influence psychology immigrant population
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84954241791&doi=10.1080%2f15562948.2013.856509&partnerID=40&md5=dd8bd2e1fffa44e6fc6c77599b06e4b1
DOI: 10.1080/15562948.2013.856509
ISSN: 15562948
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English