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Traditional Medical Practices. Traditional medicine in Mexico is based on the Greek belief, brought by the Spaniards, in the four humors: blood, phlegm, black bile and yellow bile. A balance of these is believed to be needed for good health (Reinert).
A Mexican migrant worker in California, for example, may have very little in common with a Puerto Rican physician in New York, she says. Given this diversity, therapists would benefit from a familiarity with core Latino values coupled with sensitivity to each Latino client's personal experiences, notes Fraga.anuary 2005, Vol 36, No. 1. Print version: page 59. Those seeking to identify common cultural values across Latinos with diverse backgrounds face a difficult task, says Elizabeth Fraga, PhD, a full-time lecturer at Columbia University Teachers College and a practitioner specializing in Latino clients.