Nguyen D
West J Med. 1985 Mar;142(3):409-12.
Misunderstandings of Vietnamese culture and beliefs have led to many unfortunate incidents in the United States, including court cases for child abuse and even suicide. These can be avoided by an awareness of the cultural background of the Vietnamese, their philosophy of life and the influence of religion and beliefs on their personalities, both as individual persons and as members of extended family units. The Vietnamese concepts of health and disease are presented, along with brief descriptions of certain folk medicines that are frequently misconstrued by American physicians.
对越南文化和信仰的误解在美国引发了许多不幸事件,包括虐待儿童的法庭案件甚至自杀事件。通过了解越南人的文化背景、他们的生活哲学以及宗教和信仰对其个人及大家庭成员性格的影响,这些情况是可以避免的。本文介绍了越南人对健康和疾病的观念,并简要描述了一些经常被美国医生误解的民间药物。