Counseling and psychotherapy with Japanese Americans: cross-cultural considerations.
The literature of the past two decades on Japanese-American culture, behavior, and mental health services and issues is reviewed. Counseling and psychotherapy with these clients are then discussed, taking into account traditional Japanese cultural values, with particular emphasis on verbal and nonverbal factors affecting therapeutic approaches and communication.
Marsella
A J
AJ
Department of Psychology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu.
D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology*; D003142:Communication; D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods*; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000208:ethnology; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012945:Social Values; D012951:Socialization