Chinese societies and mental health

Foreword by Milton Miller Preface Contributors Part I: Chinese Culture, Orientation, and Coping 1. Chinese societies and mental health 2. Chinese social orientation: An integrative analysis 3. Cultural tradition and stress management in modern society: Learning from the Hong Kong experience Part II: Children and Mental Health 4. Behaviour problems of schoolchildren in Beijing: A study of prevalence and risk factors 5. Preschool behaviour disorders in Hong Kong: A cross-cultural perspective 6. One-child-per-couple family planning and child behaviour development: Six-year follow-up study in Nanjing 7. Reading success and failure in logographic writing systems: Children learning to read Chinese do evidence reading disabilities Part III: Family and Adjustment 8. Psychological impact of family reunion after long-term separation: The situation in Taiwan and mainland China 9. Migration and transethnic family adjustment: Experiences of Japanese War orphans and their Chinese spouses in Japan Part IV: Culture, Stress, and Symptom Manifestation 10. Remembering the cultural revolution: Alienating pains and the pain of alienation/transformation 11. Facts and myths about somatization among the Chinese 12. Neuroses in Taiwan: Findings from a community survey Part V: Culture and Psychopathology 13. Alcoholism in Taiwan: The Chinese and Aborigines 14. Eating disorders in Hong Kong 15. Suicidal behaviour observed in Taiwan: Trends over four decades 16. Sexual beliefs and problems in contemporary Taiwan 17. Koro epidemic in Southern China Part IV: Frequency of Mental Disorder 18. Mental disorders in Taiwan: Epidemiological studies of community population 19. Mental disorders in Singapore Part VII: Therapy and Mental Health Care 20. Psychotherapy for the Chinese: Cultural considerations 21. Family therapy for the Chinese: Problems and strategies 22. Psychopharmacology for the Chinese: Cross-ethnic perspectives 23. Development of mental health systems and care in China: From the 1940s to the 1980s 24. Integration of major findings Glossary References