Lao buddhism, mental health, and contemporary implications

SummaryIn the absence of mental health workers, the people of Laos effectively support one another through crises and role changes. They accomplish this by employing social institutions and traditions that have been present in their culture from antiquity. Central to these traditional social resourc...

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Main Author: Westermeyer, Joseph 1937- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [1973]
In: Journal of religion and health
Year: 1973, Volume: 12, Issue: 2, Pages: 181-188
Further subjects:B Extended Family
B Social Institution
B Western World
B Mental Health
B Health Worker
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)