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Abstract
Topic:
Traditional West African beliefs about the cause and treatment of mental illnesses.
Purpose:
To demonstrate how learning about West Africa's cultural beliefs allowed the instructor to teach psychiatric nursing in a way that integrated, rather than dismantled, the students' cultural beliefs.
Source:
Content analysis of West African students' written assignments.
Conclusion:
Psychiatric/mental health nurses must understand the client's culture in order to understand the client.