Insight-oriented psychotherapy and the Chinese patient.
The applicability of psychodynamic psychotherapy to Chinese-American patients is examined. The interdependent nature of the world of the Chinese "self" is introduced, together with culturally characteristic coping styles. The modifications entailed in conducting insight-oriented therapy with this population are discussed, with particular reference to the content of the therapy and the therapeutic relationship. Clinical vignettes from China and from the Chinese-American community are used as illustration.
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D000069:Acculturation; D000328:Adult; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology*; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D010553:Personality Development; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy / Q000379:methods; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*