Background: Associated with the improvement of transportation and increase of migration,
contemporary society is becoming more multi-cultural. It becomes a clinical reality that …

Cultural diversity has always been a fact of life, nowhere more so than in the unique melting
pot of US society. Respecting and understanding that diversity is an important--and …

Chinese people in the United Kingdom and United States underuse mental health services
and, when they do seek help, may find that therapy does not meet their needs. In response …

This volume brings to light the impact of Asian culture on psychotherapy. Scholars and
clinicians from East Asia and India go beyond technical dimensions to examine culture and …

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

To provide effective psychotherapy for culturally different patients, therapists need to attain
cultural competence, which can be divided broadly into the 2 intersecting dimensions of …

In this overview, the subject of culture and psychotherapy is considered broadly from five
perspectives:(i) culture-embedded indigenous healing practices,(ii) culture-influenced …

Over the past two decades, there has been increasing recognition of the vital role played by
culture in both the manifestation of behavioral dysfunction and its treatment. Yet responsible …

Asian Perspectives in Counselling and Psychotherapy considers what exactly cross-cultural
counselling and psychotherapy mean. Topics covered include:* a detailed analysis of the …

Psychotherapy models, some of which now have a history over a century, have been
practiced worldwide. However, considering that the most prevalently applied psychotherapy …