Cross-Cultural Assessment of Psychological Trauma and PTSD

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Wilson, John P. (Editor), Tang, Catherine So-kum (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2007.
• Series: International and Cultural Psychology Series,
• Subjects: Psychology.; Psychotherapy.; Clinical psychology.; Counseling.; Cross-cultural psychology.; Cross Cultural Psychology.; Clinical Psychology.; Psychotherapy and Counseling.

Recent advances in trauma treatment, coupled with ongoing traumatic world events, point to a critical need for global standards in assessment. But despite the best intentions of Western psychology, one model does not fit all cultures. Cross-Cultural Assessment of Psychological Trauma and PTSD addres...