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Chinese concepts of mental health: cultural implications for social work practice
- Author:
- YIP Kam-Shing
- Journal article citation:
- International Social Work, 48(4), July 2005, pp.391-407.
- Publisher:
- Sage
In terms of the traditional Chinese medical, Confucian and Taoist schools of thought, Chinese concepts of mental health have a strong impact. All these have significant implications for culturally sensitive or culturally competent social work practice in Chinese communities.
Taoistic concepts of mental health: implications for social work practice with chinese communities
- Author:
- YIP Kam-Shing
- Journal article citation:
- Families in Society, 86(1), January 2005, pp.35-45.
- Publisher:
- The Alliance for Children and Families
Traditional Taoism has a strong impact on the mental health of Chinese people. It stresses the transcendence from self and secularity, the dynamic revertism of nature, integration with nature, and the pursuit of the Infinite.Under the influence of Taoism, Chinese may prefer dynamic revertism instead of empowerment; integration with the law of nature instead of environmental change; inaction instead of cognitive and behavioral change; self-transcendence instead of self-actualization; natural science instead of emotional ventilation. The complexity and diversity of the influence of Taoism on various types of Chinese communities are also discussed.
Family intervention and services for persons with mental illness in the People's Republic of China
- Author:
- YIP Kam-Shing
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Family Social Work, 9(1), 2005, pp.59-76.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Family services and intervention for people with mental illness is crucial in mental health services. Here, the author attempts to describe family intervention and services for persons with mental illness in the People's Republic of China. Family intervention and services like home-based care, guardianship network, family counselling, and psychoeducational programs are only preliminarily developed. Their effectiveness and challenges in future development are discussed. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).