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Psychotherapy with Southeast Asian Refugees: Implications for Treatment of Western Patients

Working with Southeast Asian refugees teaches Western psychotherapists how culture impacts notions of health, psychopathology, and psychotherapy, affecting the ways we understand and respond to our patients. Western psychotherapists should not try to “be Asian,” but they can learn from the differences and appreciate commonly held elements of healing.

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