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‘You've got to have a Chinese chef to cook chinese food!!’ Issues of power and control in the provision of mental health services
✍ Scribed by I. A. Fatimilehin; P. G. Coleman
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 140 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1052-9284
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✦ Synopsis
This paper examines issues of power and control in mental health service provision, as discussed by African-Caribbean parents within a series of focus groups. These issues are multifaceted and incorporate aspects of con®dentiality, stigmatization, accessibility and ethnic matching. The impact of migration and the option of community self-reliance are discussed, along with implications for the provision of mental health services.