Awareness of and attention to cultural diversity has grown increasingly important to clinical
psychology over the past several decades. Cultural psychology has not yet had much …

An established body of research has documented the role of culture in mental disorders and
notes that culture not only shapes the experiences and symptomatology of disorders, but is a …

Improving mental health care through culturally sensitive research and practice Culturally
sensitive practice is a vital component of effective mental health care in our increasingly …

Highlights•Culture influences the prevalence, symptomatology and course of mental
disorders.•Ongoing shift from typifying ethnic groups to viewing culture in terms of ecosocial …

Conclusion In this chapter, we examined cultural influences on various aspects of
psychopathology—assessment, incidence and prevalence rates, symptom expression …

After decades of relative neglect and marginalization within psychiatry, the study of the
relationship between culture and psychopathology has emerged as topic of considerable …

This chapter reviews some key aspects of current research in cultural psychiatry and
explores future prospects. The first section discusses the multiple meanings of culture in the …

For decades, clinical psychologists have catalogued cultural group differences in symptom
presentation, assessment, and treatment outcomes. We know that 'culture matters' in mental …

This chapter provides an overview of the relationship between culture and psychopathology
with special emphasis upon core concepts and historical forces within the study of culture …

Cultural psychiatry is primarily concerned with the transcultural aspects of mental health
related to human behavior, psychopathology and treatment. At a clinical level, cultural …