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Culture and Mental Health
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Description| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons (UK) |
| Author(s) | Sussie Eshun / Regan A. R. Gurung |
| Subtitle | Sociocultural Influences, Theory, and Practice |
| Edition | 1 |
| Published | 16th January 2009 |
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Sociocultural Influences, Theory, and Practice
Culture and Mental Health takes a critical look at theresearch 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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