Handbook of Multicultural Mental Health

Klappentext Clinicians and mental health practitioners are regularly called upon to treat patients of diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Not only do these patients differ from Anglos in culture and language! but also in customs! beliefs! values! and practices. Understanding these differences is vital to performing an accurate diagnosis/assessment of psychopathology as well as in determining effective treatment regimens.This book provides vital information to clinicians worldwide in bettering their treatment of diverse populations. Each chapter identifies relevant cultural variables specific to each racial/ethnic group! along with ethnocultural measures and their relevant psychometric properties. Part 1 presents introductory material on the definition of mental illness and pathological behavior in differing cultures; epidemiological data on the prevalence of different disorders between differing population groups; culture-specific beliefs (e.g.! hexes); and the influence of culture on treatment. Part 2 discusses assessment issues! including how specific measures (Rorschach! MMPI! etc.) are best interpreted with different population groups and the existence and use of ethnocultural-specific measures. Part 3 discusses assessment and treatment of specific population groups (e.g.! Indians! Asians! Latinos! etc.). "Israel Cuellar and Freddy Paniagua provide an informative and comprehensive compilation of chapters by scientists and practitioners interested in understanding culture and its impact on the assessment and treatment of human behavior, attitudes, and perceptions... A notable strength of this book lies in the integration of information from both science and practice on the development of culturally competent mental healthcare... This handbook appears to be an essential companion for anyone that might be interested facing that personal challenge while exploring the sociocultural influences on various mental health issues... the editors do an outstanding job of compiling works from authors that do not oversimplify the issues or lose the readers in technical language or complicated theories..." -CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY REVIEW "This book provides vital information to clinicians worldwide in bettering their treatment of diverse populations." -ADOLESCENCE (Vol. 36, No. 143, Fall 2001) "Thirty-eight authors contributed 22 chapters to this well edited volume... the chapters are well written, extensively referenced and thoughtful... The cultural psychiatrist wanting an update on cultural psychology should relish this book..." -AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY "This book provides vital information to clinicians worldwide in bettering their treatment of diverse populations." -FAMILY THERAPY (Volume 28, Number 2, 2001) Zusammenfassung Discusses the impact of cultural! ethnic! and racial variables for the assessment! diagnosis! treatment! service delivery! and development of skills for working with culturally diverse populations. Suitable for the mental health practitioner! this book translates research findings into information to be applied in practice. ...

Zusammenfassung
Discusses the impact of cultural, ethnic, and racial variables for the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, service delivery, and development of skills for working with culturally diverse populations. Suitable for the mental health practitioner, this book translates research findings into information to be applied in practice.

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Domain I - Foundations-Overview of Theory and Models

1. The Study of Culture and Psychopathology: Fundamental Concepts and Historic Forces

   Ann-Marie Yamada and Anthony J. Marsella

2. Culture-Bound Syndromes, Cultural Variations, and Psychopathology

   Freddy A. Paniagua

3. Cultural Models of Health and Illness

   Ronald J. Angel and Kristi Williams

4. Indigenous Approaches to Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Mental Disorders

   Louise Sundararajan, Girishwar Misra and Anthony J. Marsella

5. Race, Ethnicity, and the Epidemiology of Mental Disorders in Adults

   Charles E. Holzer, III and Sam Copeland

6. The Role of the Social Class Worldview Model in the Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Mental and Physical Health

   William Ming Liu, Marcus C. Alt and Ryan F. Pittsinger

   Gender Role Conflict and Intersecting Identities in the Assessment and Treatment of Culturally Diverse Populations

   Genevieve Canales and Sofia A. Lopez

7. Spirituality and Culture: Implications for Mental Health Service Delivery to Diverse Populations

   Jennifer Shimako Abe

8. Nativity and Migration: Considering Acculturation in the Assessment and Treatment of Mental Disorders

   Gayle Y. Iwamasa, Shilpa M.P. Regan, Andrew Subica and Ann-Marie Yamada

   Domain II - Specialized Assessment in a Multicultural Context

9. Conducting the Cross-Cultural Clinical Interview

   Cervando Martinez

10. Culture and Methodology in Personality Assessment

    Richard H. Dana

11. Neuropsychological Assessment of Culturally and Educationally Dissimilar Individuals

    Antonio E. Puente, Miguel Perez-Garcia, Raquel Vilar Lopez, Natalia A. Hidalgo-Ruzzante and Ahmed F. Fasfous

12. Methodologies for Test Translation and Cultural Equivalence

    Bill R. Arnold and Jennifer L. Smith

    Domain III - Assessing and Treating Four Major Culturally

    Diverse Groups in Clinical Settings

13. Mental Health Assessment and Treatment of African Americans in Cultural Context

    Linda James Myers and Michelle Anderson

14. Assessing and Treating American Indian and Alaska Native People

    Denise A. Dillard and Spero M. Manson

15. Assessing and Treating Asian Americans: Recent Advances in Mental Health Research

    Sumie Okazaki and Ariane Ling

16. Assessing and Treating Latinos: Overview of Mental Health Research

    Andrea J. Romero, Lisa M. Edwards and Shannon Corkery

    Domain IV - Assessing and Treating Other Culturally Diverse Groups in Clinical Settings

17. The Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Mental Disorders among American Jews

    Lewis Z. Schlosser, Rachel Shapiro Safran, Rachel Adisy Suson, Krista Dettle and J. Jane H. Dewey

18. The Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Mental Disorders among Muslims

    Farah A. Ibrahim and Jianna R. Heuer

19. Military Culture and Multicultural Diversity among Military Service Members: Implications for Mental Health Providers

    Ann-Marie Yamada, Hazel R. Atuel and Eugenia L. Weiss

20. The Mental Health of Culturally Diverse Older Adults: Research and Clinical Issues

    Sandra A. Black

21. Improving Treatment Engagement and Psychotherapy Outcomes for Culturally Diverse Youth and Families

    Stanley J. Huey Jr. and Eduardo O. Jones

    Domain V - Specific Conditions/Presenting Problems in a Cultural Context

22. Racial and Ethnic Considerations in the Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

    Sylvia Z. Ramirez, Marcos Silva, Rica Ramirez and Erika Perez

23. The Therapeutic Needs of Culturally Diverse Individuals with Physical Disabilities

    Martha E. Banks

24. Suicide among Racial and Ethnic Groups: Implications for Research and Practice

    Frederick T.L. Leong, Mark