Quality of life

Culture References

Bonvillain, N. (1993) Language, culture and communication: The meaning of messages Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall

Burdekin, B., Guilfoyle, M., & Hall, D. (1993) Human rights & mental illness: Report of the National Inquiry into the human rights of people with mental illnesses. Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commision: Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra

Fitzgerald, M., Beltran, R., Pennock, J., Williamson, P., & Mullavey-O'Byrne, C. (1997(a)) Occupational therapy, culture and mental health Sydney: Transcultural Mental Health Centre

Flaskerud, J. (1986) The effects of culture-compatible intervention in the utilisation of mental health services by minority clients. Community Mental Health Journal 22: 127-141

Flaskerud, J., & Liu, P. (1991) Effects of Asian client-therapist language, ethnicity and gender match on ultilisation and outcome therapy. Community Mental Health Journal 27: 31-41

French, S. (1994) Health care in a multi-ethnic society. Physiotherapy 78: 174-179

Hough, A. (1992) Physiotherapy for survivors of torture. Physiotherapy 78: 323-328

Jayasuriya, L., Sang, D., & Fielding, A. (1992) Ethnicity, Immigration and Mental Illness: A Critical Review of Australian Research Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service

Kleinman, A. (1978) Concepts and a model for the comparison of medical systems as cultural systems. Social Science and Medicine 12: 85-93

McDonald, B., & Steel, Z. (1997) Immigrants and mental health: An epidemiological analysis Parramatta: Transcultural Mental Health Centre

Minas, I. (1990) Mental health in a culturally diverse society In J. Reid & P. Tromph (Eds.) The health of immigrant Australia: A social perspective. Sydney: Harcourt Brace Jovanovitch

Mitchell, P., Malak, A., & Small, D. (1996) Review of the NSW Bilingual Counsellor Program Sydney: Transcultual Mental Health Centre

NSW Health Department. (1998b) Caring for Mental Health in a Multicultural Society Sydney: State Health Publication (CMH)

Parsons, C. (1990) Cross-cultural issues in health care In J. Reid & P. Tromph (Eds.) The health of immigrant Australia: A social perspective. Sydney: Harcourt Brace Jovanovitch

Quinn, T., & Drousiotou, C. (1985) Australian attempts to create multilingualism in the professions In J. Pride (Ed.) Cross-cultural encounters: Communication and miscommunication. Melbourne: River Seine

Takeuchi, D., Sue, S., & Yeh, M. (1995) Return rates and outcomes from ethnicity-specific mental health programs in Los Angeles. American Journal of Public Health 85: 638-643
Western Sydney Area Health Service. (1995) Migrant Health Strategic Plan: 1995-2000., Sydney

Wong, C. (1996) Cultural issues in the provision of mental health services: An occupational therapy perspective. Sydney, University of Sydney

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			Cultural and language diversity Culture References Bonvillain, N. (1993) Language, culture and communication: The meaning of messages Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall Burdekin, B., Guilfoyle, M., & Hall, D. (1993) Human rights & mental illness: Report of the National Inquiry into the human rights of people with mental illnesses. Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commision: Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra Fitzgerald, M., Beltran, R., Pennock, J., Williamson, P., & Mullavey-O'Byrne, C. (1997(a)) Occupational therapy, culture and mental health Sydney: Transcultural Mental Health Centre Flaskerud, J. (1986) The effects of culture-compatible intervention in the utilisation of mental health services by minority clients. Community Mental Health Journal 22: 127-141 Flaskerud, J., & Liu, P. (1991) Effects of Asian client-therapist language, ethnicity and gender match on ultilisation and outcome therapy. Community Mental Health Journal 27: 31-41 French, S. (1994) Health care in a multi-ethnic society. Physiotherapy 78: 174-179 Hough, A. (1992) Physiotherapy for survivors of torture. Physiotherapy 78: 323-328 Jayasuriya, L., Sang, D., & Fielding, A. (1992) Ethnicity, Immigration and Mental Illness: A Critical Review of Australian Research Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service Kleinman, A. (1978) Concepts and a model for the comparison of medical systems as cultural systems. Social Science and Medicine 12: 85-93 McDonald, B., & Steel, Z. (1997) Immigrants and mental health: An epidemiological analysis Parramatta: Transcultural Mental Health Centre Minas, I. (1990) Mental health in a culturally diverse society In J. Reid & P. Tromph (Eds.) The health of immigrant Australia: A social perspective. Sydney: Harcourt Brace Jovanovitch Mitchell, P., Malak, A., & Small, D. (1996) Review of the NSW Bilingual Counsellor Program Sydney: Transcultual Mental Health Centre NSW Health Department. (1998b) Caring for Mental Health in a Multicultural Society Sydney: State Health Publication (CMH) Parsons, C. (1990) Cross-cultural issues in health care In J. Reid & P. Tromph (Eds.) The health of immigrant Australia: A social perspective. Sydney: Harcourt Brace Jovanovitch Quinn, T., & Drousiotou, C. (1985) Australian attempts to create multilingualism in the professions In J. Pride (Ed.) Cross-cultural encounters: Communication and miscommunication. Melbourne: River Seine Takeuchi, D., Sue, S., & Yeh, M. (1995) Return rates and outcomes from ethnicity-specific mental health programs in Los Angeles. American Journal of Public Health 85: 638-643 Western Sydney Area Health Service. (1995) Migrant Health Strategic Plan: 1995-2000., Sydney Wong, C. (1996) Cultural issues in the provision of mental health services: An occupational therapy perspective. Sydney, University of Sydney To ensure the information presented here is in line with current research and best practice, this section will be updated regularly, so make sure you bookmark this page and return often. If you would like to be alerted to updates automatically, join our free mailing list. We also encourage you to email us with your views on the 'quality of life' content, whether you are a consumer, carer or mental health professional. The Guidelines were developed using a collaborative approach and we would like to ensure that any updates to this section are also carried out in a collaborative manner, so your views are very important to us. This section on 'quality of life' proudly sponsored by: