title: Toward a cultural conception of the self.
abstract: The dominant mental health models rely excessively on a modern Western ideal of the self. Health services in a pluralistic society require interventional approaches that recognize the significance of culture in shaping a person's conception of self as well as mental health and illness.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Montreal Children's Hospital, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Carnevale
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000523:psychology*; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D012649:Self Concept