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Abstract This chapter consists of overview of the study and its findings a discussions of the limitations and implications of the study and suggestion for further research. The purpose of this study was to describe the illness and help seeking behavior of Arab Americans. It helped identify and describe their perceptions and responses to symptoms of illness. The study further examined their own explanatory models in relation to their illness episodes their beliefs about etr the onest of their iology and onest of symptoms and their decisions to seek help whether professional or lay help. This included the phases the patients went through after sympoms including home treatment advice and lay help until the actual visit to a health care system for professional help were investigated. |