Background Racial and ethnic disparities in the United States exist along the entire
continuum of mental health care, from access and use of services to the quality and …

This book offers evidence-based clinical approaches for understanding disparities in the
provision of mental-health services in the US and other industrialized nations. Chapters …

Multiple regression models linking client counselor preferences, client-provider ethnic/racial
match and provider self-perceived cultural competence to clinical outcome was developed …

The opinions expressed herein are the views of the Consensus Panel members and do not
reflect the official position of the US Department of Health and Human Services, Substance …

The purpose of this paper is to explore some of the key considerations that lie at the
intersection of cultural diversity and mental health. Mental health providers and …

Population figures emerging from the recent report of the 2000 census, document
anticipated, but nevertheless, dramatic changes in the ethnic and cultural composition of the …

The question of cultural diversity raises a quintessentially ethical issue for all clinicians, that
of fulfilling their promise to be a viable helping resource. It is a subject that calls for an …

Cultural clinical psychology and psychiatry aim to address the mental health needs of
diverse communities by integrating attention to cultural differences in knowledge, social …

Cultural competence is increasingly recognized as an essential component of effective
mental health care delivery to address diversity and equity issues. Drawing from the …

Objective: The aim of this study was to identify components of cultural competence in mental
health programs developed for cultural groups by community and mental health …