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

Publication Year:
2009
Edition:
1st
Author:
Eshun, Sussie and Gurung, Regan A.R.
Publisher:
Wiley
ISBN:
978-1-40-516983-7
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Description
This book 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

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Platform:
OvidSP
Publisher:
Wiley
Product Type:
Book
Author:
Eshun, Sussie and Gurung, Regan A.R.
ISBN:
978-1-40-516983-7
Specialty:
  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
Language:
English
Edition:
1st
Pages:
368
Publication Year:
2009

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