The Role of Chinese Medicine in New York City's Chinatown

Chan, Christopher; Chang, Jade K.

doi:10.1142/s0192415x76000068

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“…On the other hand, Chinese medicine was used infrequently to treat eye and hearingrelated problems. Such findings, which are similar to those of a previous study in Chinatown, New York (Chan & Chang, 1976), may have implications for Chinese medicine practitioner training.…”

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Public Attitudes Towards Chinese Medicine in Melbourne, Australia

Xue

Lee²,

Karagiannis

et al. 2005

Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine

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Purpose: To investigate the public attitudes towards Chinese medicine and the impact of the introduction of statutory practitioner registration in Melbourne, Australia. Method: A convenience sample of 575 participants (18-45 years of age) from three locations in Melbourne completed a self-administered, 60-question survey in August 2002. Results: In the previous 12 months, Chinese medicine had been used by 30.9% of the respondents and 17.3% had visited a Chinese medicine practitioner. For each of eight common conditions listed in the survey, between 61.2% and 92.7% of participants indicated that western medicine was their preferred therapeutic option, rather than Chinese medicine or combination of Western and Chinese medicine. However, substantial proportions of participants preferred Chinese medicine for stomach or internal problems (28.4%), cold/flu (18.8%) and dizziness (17.6%). Although 78.2% were aware that statutory practitioner registration had recently been introduced in the State, only 29.9% indicated that they would only visit a registered practitioner. Implication: More stringent surveillance of Chinese medicine service providers and a public education campaign may be necessary to protect against unauthorized Chinese medicine practice.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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Public Attitudes Towards Chinese Medicine in Melbourne, Australia

Xue

Lee²,

Karagiannis

et al. 2005

Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine

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“…Many, however, use both Western and traditional health practices simultaneously because they see little conflict using this strategy. Generally, the Chinese believe that Western medicine is more effective in the acute stage of many diseases, whereas Chinese medicine is better for chronic conditions or for health promotion (C. Chan and Chang, 1976;Ma, 1999). However, because patients often do not volunteer information that they are using alternative treatments, mental health professionals are generally unaware of the extent to which traditional healing practices are used in different ethnic communities, and the extent to which these practices might interact with the Western mental health care system.…”

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Mental Health of Asian Immigrants in New Zealand: A Review of Key Issues

2004

Asian and Pacific Migration Journal

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Although the mental health status of Asian immigrants in New Zealand is not well studied, the limited data that is available suggests that the mental disorder prevalence rates are similar to that of the general population, and that language problems, failure to find employment, separation from family and community, and traumatic experiences prior to migration are key factors associated with increased risk of minor mental disorders such as anxiety or depression. The research has also found that stigma is a major obstacle preventing Asian immigrants from using mainstream mental health services. Cultural differences in assessment and treatment, a lack of English proficiency and inadequate knowledge and awareness of existing services are additional barriers. These issues draw attention to the need for greater responsiveness to the needs of Asian service users and their families in the mental health system.

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“…Acculturation evidently played a part in the preference of Western methods. English-speaking ability, occupation, health insurance, and religion were not significantly related to the usage of Chinese medicine (Chan & Chang, 1976;Lin & Lin, 1978).…”

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“…Chinese medicine is often used in addition to or in combination with Western medicine (Lin & Lin, 1978;Smith, 1982). Chinese in New York City's Chinatown showed a high prevalence of "shopping around" for medical care (Chan & Chang, 1976). This involved not only visiting different physicians within the Western medical system, but also sequential or simultaneous use of Western and traditional Chinese medicines.…”

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Help-seeking behavior among Southeast Asian refugees

Chung

Lin

1994

J. Community Psychol.

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This study examined the help‐seeking behavior of Vietnamese, Cambodians, Lao, Hmong, and Chinese‐Vietnamese refugees and compared the help‐seeking patterns employed by these groups in their native country with those currently used after resettlement in the United States. There were three major findings: (1) intergroup differences in help‐seeking behavior were found in Asia and also in the United States. In Asia, Vietnamese were more likely to utilize Western medicine and the Hmong least likely to do so. In the United States, Cambodians were more likely to utilize mainstream services and again the Hmong were less likely to do so; (2) for all groups there was a dramatic change from prominently utilizing traditional medicine in their home country to a higher usage of mainstream services in the United States; (3) regardless of the significant increase in the use of Western medicine, traditional medicine continued to be important for all five Southeast Asian refugee groups after resettlement. Furthermore, subjects from all five groups reported the use of a dual health care system both in Asia and the United States. The implications of these findings for community services and health care providers are discussed.

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The Role of Chinese Medicine in New York City's Chinatown

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Public Attitudes Towards Chinese Medicine in Melbourne, Australia

Public Attitudes Towards Chinese Medicine in Melbourne, Australia

Mental Health of Asian Immigrants in New Zealand: A Review of Key Issues

Help-seeking behavior among Southeast Asian refugees

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