This chapter provides an overview of the relationship between culture and psychopathology with special emphasis upon core concepts and historical forces within the study of culture and psychopathology. The chapter concludes with a discussion of future directions for inclusion of culture as essential to a full understanding of psychopathology.
The Handbook of Multicultural Mental Health, Second Edition, discusses the impact of cultural, ethnic, and racial variables for the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, service delivery, and development of skills for working with culturally ...
... practitioners, and others categorize and label diseases and symptoms (Cho, Menezes, Hotopf, Bhugra, & Wessely, 2009; Gaines, 1992; Kleinman, 1982; Ryder et al., 2008; Tranulis, Corin, & Kirmayer, 2008; Yoder, 1995).
A major challenge for mental health professionals who seek to practice effectively in contemporary US society is the increasing cultural diversity of the population.
This chapter critically reviews 16 cultural competence instruments within a social justice-oriented service delivery framework, namely, the Multicultural Assessment-Intervention Process (MAIP) model.
5. Barnes LL, Wilson RS, Li Y, et al. Racial differences in the progression of cognitive decline in Alzheimer disease. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2005;13:959–967. Beck AT, Epstein N, Brown G, Steer R. An inventory ...
This chapter begins with a discussion of general factors with a potential impact on the assessment and treatment of American Indian and Alaska Native people (AI/ANs).
This chapter provides a review of the literature on multicultural curriculum development, including the ethics of intersection and culturally responsive practices.
This chapter discusses resources and strategies for conducting culturally responsive assessment and treatment with Asian Americans that highlight the theories and knowledge gained since the publication of the previous edition of this ...
This chapter reviews research and conceptual issues involving the physical and mental health of African Americans.
This chapter describes basic principles and processes in the clinical mental health interview of a person from any cultural group.