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[Attitudes towards psychotherapy of young second-generation Turkish immigrants living in Germany]
Iris Tatjana Calliess1, Gerhard Schmid-Ott, Gülay Akguel
1Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Abteilung Sozialpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Hannover. calliess.iris@mh-hannover.de
Objective:
To assess the effect of cultural identification in Turkish immigrants living in Germany on attitudes towards psychotherapy.
Methods:
The approach to psychotherapy of 139 Turkish immigrants and 164 Germans was examined.
Results:
Overall the Turkish population reported a less positive attitude towards psychotherapy in comparison to the German population. The Turkish immigrants with a less traditional cultural background reported a more positive attitude towards psychotherapy when compared to Turkish immigrants of a more Turkish identified traditional cultural background.
Conclusion:
Results suggest that culture-specific factors affect attitudes towards psychotherapy in Turkish immigrants, which indicates a need for intercultural psychotherapeutic education.
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