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Difficulties experienced by a Gujarati geriatric psychiatrist in interviewing Gujarati elders in Gujarati
1Imperial College School of Medicine, London, UK. a.k.shah@ic.ac.uk
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
|December 23, 1999
Abstract
Background:
The population of ethnic elders is increasing.
Method:
A series of 12 Gujarati elderly patients seen by a Gujarati psychogeriatrician are studied using a descriptive methodology.
Results:
Some difficulties in interviewing these individuals in Gujarati are observed.
Conclusions:
Further research is needed in this area.