Kuo C L, Kavanagh K H
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 1994 Nov-Dec;15(6):551-67. doi: 10.3109/01612849409040533.
Central to providing culturally appropriate nursing care is sensitivity to and knowledge about the group being cared for. Although "mental health" and "mental illness" are artificial concepts among people who do not differentiate and treat mind, body, and spirit separately, and who may not differentiate illness from other problems of living, many individuals ethnically rooted in one or more Asian cultures enter Western mental health care systems. Quality nursing care requires understanding and respect for traditional values, beliefs, and practices that may differ significantly from those typical of Western European-based societies. Whether clients are traditional in orientation or highly acculturated to Western ways, nurses are responsible for providing culturally appropriate care. This article discusses mental health and nursing care from various perspectives of Asian and Asian-American clients, and in particular those of Chinese descent.
提供符合文化习俗的护理服务的核心是对所护理群体的敏感认知和了解。尽管在那些不将心智、身体和精神分开看待、也可能不区分疾病与其他生活问题的人群中，“心理健康”和“精神疾病”是人为的概念，但许多祖籍为一种或多种亚洲文化的人进入了西方的心理健康护理体系。高质量的护理服务需要理解和尊重那些可能与西欧社会典型价值观、信仰和习俗有显著差异的传统价值观、信仰和习俗。无论患者是传统型的还是高度适应西方方式的，护士都有责任提供符合文化习俗的护理服务。本文从亚洲和亚裔美国患者的各种角度，特别是华裔患者的角度，探讨心理健康和护理服务。
