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Cambodian Foods that Affect Blood Sugar: A Guide for Cambodian Patients

This presentation is intended to be used by clinicians during discussion with patients about carbohydrates and blood glucose. It is culturally tailored to reflect foods commonly consumed by Cambodian Americans, and intended for patients to learn how these foods raise, lower or have little effect on a person’s blood sugar. The presentation can be viewed 2 ways:

• PDF (59 slides)
  
• Video slide-show with Khmer-language narration
  

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Patient Education Handouts: University of Washington Medical Center

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Videos: The Stigma of Mental Illness

Saving Face: Recognizing and Managing the Stigma of Mental Illness in Asian Americans

This 68 minute training video was authored in 2008 by Elizabeth J. Kramer, Sc.M., New York University; and Francis G. Lu, M.D., University of California, Davis and is intended to demonstrate a culturally competent approach to addressing the stigma of mental illness in Asian-American patients. The video is comprised of three interviews of Asian-American simulated patients, from three major sub-ethnic groups of Asian Americans living in the United States, and ethnically matched psychiatrists in therapy sessions. The objectives of these scenarios are to demonstrate how Asian-American patients present their stigma, and how skilled clinicians manage it.  View video, download facilitator's guide and link to DVD order form.

¡No Soy Loco! / I'm Not Crazy! Understanding the Stigma of Mental Illness in Latinos

This 46 minute training video was authored in 2009 by Elizabeth J. Kramer, Sc.M., New York University; Peter Guarnaccia, Ph.D., Rutgers University; Cynthia Resendez, M.D.; and Francis G. Lu, M.D., University of California, Davis and is intended to demonstrate how Latino patients present their stigma of mental illness and how skilled therapists manage it. The video is comprised of vignettes of interviews with three simulated Latino patients: a young man with schizophrenia; a grandmother with bipolar disorder, whose son does not think she is well enough to care for her granddaughter; and a young woman who has been molested by her mother’s boyfriend and previously misdiagnosed as having schizophrenia. View video, download facilitator's guide and link to DVD order form.

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