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Anthropological Midrange Theories in Mental Health Research: Selected Theory, Methods, and Systematic Approaches to At‐Risk Populations
Author(s) -
Trotter II Robert T.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
ethos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.783
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1548-1352
pISSN - 0091-2131
DOI - 10.1525/eth.1997.25.2.259
Subject(s) - variety (cybernetics) , mental health , sociology , psychology , psychiatry , computer science , artificial intelligence
The application of midrange theory to ethnographically based mental health research has proven to be highly productive. This is especially the case in international and domestic cross‐cultural contexts. Examples are given of the application of a variety of midrange theories in risk reduction and disease prevention programs.