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Psycho-medical Systems or Siko-medikal na mga Sistema: A psychological tradition that is closely related to ethnic psychology. The psycho-medical tradition that has religion as the basis and explanation. This includes the faith healing practices of the babaylan and the katalonan. According to Salazar, he believes that "no real healing could ...
Kevin Nadal, a professor of psychology at the City University of New York and author of “Filipino American Psychology,” cited four main cultural values that may affect Filipino Americans ...
Based on reports of Filipino American communities throughout the United States, specifically in higher population areas of Filipinos, there is a history of a higher prevalence of hypertension exhibited among Filipino American men and women than in other ethnic communities within the United States second to African Americans. [5]
Mental health care specialists, which belong to secondary health care, include psychologists and psychiatrists. [13] In the Philippines, most psychiatrists are in private practice, although some work in government institutions such as the National Center for Mental Health. [ 14 ]
In cases where Filipino-Americans report higher rates of depressive symptoms than other Asians, this could be because Chinese-Americans and other East Asian groups who experience depression are less likely to medically report their illness due to cultural stigma; further, these groups are more likely to seek non-Western treatment outside of ...
Bulatao was known for his innovative use of hypnosis in therapy and his exploration of Filipino animistic beliefs within a psychological context. His works include Technique of Group Discussion (1965), Phenomena and Their Interpretation: Landmark Essays 1957-1989 (1992), and Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy (2000).
Native Filipino medicine uses the four elements (earth, water, fire, and air) to diagnose conditions while TCM views the conditions of the body through the Five Element Theory: fire, earth, wind, metal, water, and wood. [7] Another similarity is the diagnosis of imbalance caused by engkantos, or the unseen entities within the body.
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