Cultural Variations in Psychopathology: From Research to Practice - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0889374341 ISBN 13: 9780889374348

Publisher: Hogrefe Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

The important implications of this interplay between culture and psychopathology for diagnosis and treatment are scrutinized and elucidated in this comprehensive and well-organized book, which uniquely looks at a range of practical examples involving various ethinic minority populations in North America and Europe. Leading experts from around the world have integrated divergent topics into a systematic and clinically relevant volume. Cultural Variations in Psychopathology: From Research to Treatment is an important resource for researchers and in particular for any mental health professional who works with ethnically diverse communities. Topics covered include: An Overview of Migration and Mental Health Cultural Neuroscience Perspectives on Understanding the Self The Interplay Between Culture and Emotion Regulation Culturally Sensitive Diagnosis (ICD/DSM) Depression, Psychoses, Somatization, Perception of Pain, Suicide, Substance Abuse and Addiction in Divergent Ethnic Groups Taking Culture into Account in Treatment

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"[This book] is a must have for any researcher, clinician, student or therapist working with ethnically diverse populations or with an interest in the way cultural differences can affect their practice and study. ... Touching upon everything from research, the DSM, specific disorders, psychotherapy, and treatment plans, this book provides a wide array of information contributing to an increasing push towards "cultural competence" within all fields of psychology." Jazmine Russell, New York University, in the International Journal of Psychotherapy, 2013 "This is a remarkable book, indispensable for those willing to understand mental health in a broad and global way - which is mandatory in our time of mobility and migration. The world may be getting smaller, but deeper layers of it unravel every day - and this book is here to prove it." Julio Xerfan, Institute of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in International Journal of Social Psychiatry, Vol. 59, 2013 "There is probably no topic more significant for our time than understanding psychopathology from a cultural perspective. ... The strength of [this book] is its presentation of a variety of viewpoints, bringing attention to the need for a better understanding of the multiple influences on psychopathology." Dr. Paul Leung, Professor at the University of North Texas and practicing rehabilitation psychologist, in PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 58, 2013 "This is a book every cultural psychiatrist should read. It covers almost the complete field of cultural psychiatry [...] All chapters are well documented and well written [...]." Hans Rohlof, M.D., Psychiatrist, Chair Section Transcultural Psychiatry - World Psychiatric Association, in the Section Newsletter, Vol. 7, December 2012

Edition details

• Publisher: Hogrefe Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0889374341
• ISBN 13: 9780889374348
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 286
• Editor: Barnow Sven, Balkir Nazli