The Massachusetts General Hospital Textbook on Diversity and Cultural Sensitivity in Mental Health

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Parekh, Ranna (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Trinh, Nhi-Ha T. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Humana, 2019.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2019.
• Series: Current Clinical Psychiatry,
• Subjects: Psychiatry.; Clinical psychology.; General practice (Medicine).; Health administration.; Pediatrics.; Clinical Psychology.; General Practice / Family Medicine.; Health Administration.

This edition is updated to include new research and clinical material for practitioners working with mental health patients of diverse backgrounds. Written by experts in cultural sensitivity, the text begins by establishing innovative approaches to understanding diversity, tools for diversity educat...

Table of Contents:

• Diversity Dialogue
• The Engagement Interview Protocol (EIP): Improving the Acceptance of Mental Health Treatment among Culturally Diverse Populations
• Cultural and Diversity Issues in Mediation and Negotiation
• Providing Medical Care to Diverse Populations
• Cultivating Courage, Compassion, and Cultural Sensitivity in News Reporting of Mental Health During Challenging Times
• Illegal, Alien, and Other: Cultural Competency and Migration
• Psychiatry for People of African Descent in the USA
• American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health
• Mental Health of Arab Americans: Cultural Considerations for Excellence of Care
• An Approach to Mental Health in Asian Americans
• Cultural Sensitivity: What Should We Understand About Latinos?
• Not by Convention: Working with People on the Sexual and Gender Continuum
• Understanding the Mental Health of Refugees: Trauma, Stress, and the Cultural Context.