The making of a multicultural psychiatrist

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ID2394819
AuthorsJohn M De Figueiredo (0000-0003-4504-5408, Yale University, [email protected], corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume48
Issue1-2
Pages160-176
Publication date2011-04-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTranscultural Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1363-4615 • E-ISSN: 1461-7471
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1363461510388544
PMID21511854
OpenAlexW2125198156
LanguageEN
References cited19

The author grew up in Goa, a unique bicultural setting on the western coast of India. Goa came under Portuguese rule in 1510 AD and remained under the Portuguese until 1961 when it became part of India. The Indian and Portuguese cultures interacted in Goa and led the Goans to create an interesting blend in which elements of both cultures were made to reconcile. The author reviews his experiences in this setting and describes how his family background, his search for roots, and his exposure to two religions, two languages, and two cultures fostered his decision to study medicine, his passion for transcultural psychiatry, and eventual pursuit of an academic career in this field in the United States. Research and reflections are presented on the impact of colonization, migration, and acculturation, and the importance of the construct of demoralization

Acculturation · Ethnic group · Ethnology · Multiculturalism · Passion · Pedagogy · Portuguese · Sociology · Anthropology · Counseling Practices and Supervision · Gender Studies · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Philosophy · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social Psychology

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