Culture and Mental Health: Sociocultural Influences, Theory, and Practice

by Editor: Sussie Eshun (East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania); Editor: Regan A. R. Gurung (University of Wisconsin Green Bay)

• ISBN13: 9781444305814
• ISBN10: 1444305816
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2009-02-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Culture and Mental Health takes a critical look at the research pertaining to common psychological disorders, examining how mental health can be studied from and vary according to different cultural perspectives. Introduces students to the main topics and issues in the area of mental health using culture as the focus Emphasizes issues that pertain to conceptualization, perception, health-seeking behaviors, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment in the context of cultural variations Reviews and actively encourages the reader to consider issues related to reliability, validity and standardization of commonly used psychological assessment instruments among different cultural groups Highlights the widely used DSM-IV-TR categorization of culture-bound syndromes

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Notes on Editors and Contributors

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

General Issues in Culture and Mental Health

Introduction to Culture and Psychopathology

Culture and Mental Health Assessment

Stress and Mental Health

Managing Job Stress: Cross-Cultural Variations in Adjustment

Chronic Pain: Cultural Sensitivity to Pain

Placing the Soul Back into Psychology: Religion in the Psychotherapy Process

Psychotherapy in a Culturally Diverse World

International Perspectives on Culture and Mental Health

Cross-Cultural Issues in Specific Psychological Disorders

Culture and Mood Disorders

Culture and Anxiety Disorders

Cultural Factors in Traumatic Stress

Culture and Psychotic Disorders

Culture and Eating Disorders

Culture and Suicide

Author Index

Subject Index

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