Cultural Competence in Health Care

• Main Authors: Tseng, Wen-Shing (Author), Streltzer, Jon (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2008.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Psychiatry.; Health psychology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Health Psychology.; Medicine/Public Health, general.

Cultural Competence in Health Care A Guide for Professionals Wen-Shing Tseng, University of Hawaii, Honolulu Jon Streltzer, University of Hawaii, Honolulu Between a growing pan-ethnic patient base, the need to solve inequalities of care, and the clinical desirability of viewing clients in their enti...

Table of Contents:

• Culture and Medical Practice
• Cultural Competence in Healthcare Specialties
• Culture and Clinical Assessment
• Healthcare for People of Different Ethnicities
• Culture and Medical Diseases
• Culture and Mental Disorders
• Culture and Medical Care
• Culture and Special Medical Issues
• Conclusions.