title: [Reflections on the development of indigenous nursing knowledge: an example from psychiatric mental health nursing].
abstract: An awareness of issues concerning the indigenous population has been present in the social and behavioral sciences in Taiwan since 1980. This paper attempts to make critical analyses and reflections on the development of current nursing knowledge in Taiwan. The needs and directions for nursing studies rooted in indigenous culture are discussed in detail.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Institute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Lily
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yeh
authors.forename: Bih-Ching
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Shu
mesh_terms: D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D019359:Knowledge; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D013624:Taiwan