Affiliation:
1. Departments of Child and Family Psychiatry and Cardiology, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Abstract
A case study of a family referred for clarification of cultural issues illustrates how a transcultural psychiatric service developed in the pediatric hospital setting can be used to advantage. A Vietnamese family with an inherited disorder, Mucopolysaccharidosis type VI (Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome, MPS VI),1 resisted genetic counseling and contraception. Three out of their six children were affected, one with a fatal outcome. The transcultural consultation offered an understanding of their behavior and facilitated subsequent management.
Subject
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
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