Contrasting Models of the Healer's Role
South Texas Case Examples
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6064718 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert T Trotrer (Pan American University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1982 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 315-327 |
| Publication date | 1982-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0739-9863 • E-ISSN: 1552-6364 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/07399863820043002 |
| OpenAlex | W2010464450 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 9 |
This article compares two models of the healer's role: physicians and Mexican American folk healers (curanderos). The effects of culture on the delivery of health care are manifested in three areas: the protection of patient modesty, the locus of control over diagnosis and treatment, and the role of the healer as a cultural interpreter of teherapeutic regimens. Case examples are presented that illustrate the differences in the roles of the two types of healers
Health care · Interpreter · Locus of control · Political science · Cultural Competency in Health Care · Empathy and Medical Education · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
Across the tracks
The Mexican-Americans of South Texas
Modern Medicine and Medical Anthropology in the United States-Mexico Border Population
Folk remedies as indicators of common illnesses
Evidence of an ethnomedical form of aversion therapy on the United States-Mexico border
Remedios caseros
Concepts of Disease in Mexican-American Culture1
Curanderismo
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1983 - 2004 (22) |
| Highly cited | No |