Culture and Mental Health

Sociocultural Influences, Theory, and Practice
Eds.: Eshun, Sussie, Gurung, Regan A. R.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Culture and Mental Health takes a critical look at theresearch pertaining to common psychological disorders, examininghow mental health can be studied from and vary according todifferent cultural perspectives.

Introduces students to the main topics and issues in the areaof mental health using culture as the focus
Emphasizes issues that pertain to conceptualization,perception, health-seeking behaviors, assessment, diagnosis, andtreatment in the context of cultural variations
Reviews and actively encourages the reader to consider issuesrelated to reliability, validity and standardization of commonlyused psychological assessment instruments among different culturalgroups
Highlights the widely used DSM-IV-TR categorization ofculture-bound syndromes

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Januar 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 642g
• ISBN-13: 9781405169820
• ISBN-10: 1405169826
• Artikelnr.: 25619658

Autorenporträt

Sussie Eshun is a licensed psychologist and Professor of Psychology at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. In addition to clinical practice, she has several publications on the role of culture in suicide, depression, and stress. She has developed and taught several courses on culture, adjustment, and human development, and is a strong advocate for including empirical research on cultural diversity in the curriculum. Regan A. R. Gurung is Chair of the Human Development Department and Professor of Human Development and Psychology at the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay. He is also co-Director of the University of Wisconsin Green Bay Teaching Scholars Program and is winner of the Founder's Award for Excellence in Teaching and the Founder's Award for Excellence in Scholarship. He is also the author of Health Psychology: A Cultural Approach (2nd edition) and co-editor of Getting Culture: Incorporating Diversity across the Curriculum (2009).

Inhaltsangabe

List of figures. List of tables. Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgments. Part
I: General Issues in Culture and Mental Health. 1. Introduction to Culture
and Psychopathology. 2. Culture and Mental Health Assessment. 3. Stress and
Mental Health. 4. Managing Job Stress: Cross-Cultural Variations in
Adjustment. 5. Chronic Pain: Cultural Sensitivity to Pain. 6. Placing the
Soul Back into Psychology: Religion in the Psychotherapy Process. 7.
Psychotherapy in a Culturally Diverse World. 8. Culture and mental health:
An international perspective. Part II: Cross-cultural Issues in Specific
Psychological Disorders. 9. Culture and mood disorders. 10. Culture and
Anxiety Disorders. 11. Cultural Factors in Traumatic Stress. 12. Culture
and Psychotic Disorders. 13. Culture and Eating Disorders. 14. Culture and
Suicide

Rezensionen

"One of the primary goals of psychology as a discipline is the alleviation of human suffering. To this end, it is imperative that we understand the various forms of human dysfunction and psychopathology, so that we can continuously intervene in constructive and helpful ways. As the world becomes smaller and borders more porous, psychologists also have the need to adopt a global perspective on the causes, forms, and treatments of various types of illnesses that afflict so many in the world today. Eshun and Gurung's book represents the latest and best effort to compile the information about culture and mental health available in the field today. They have assembled some of the best scholars in the field to bring to bear their expertise in each of their respective areas. Readers will be enlightened with the exceptional information described in each of the chapters. The text is relevant, well-written, and engaging, and Eshun and Gurung are to be commended for an exceptional effort that will be a standard in the field." - David Matsumoto, San Francisco State University

"Specifically focusing on the work of counselors and clinicians, and especially oriented to students and trainees aspiring to careers in the helping professions, this volume provides a rich introduction to the multitude of ways in which culture shapes everyday life, its various challenges, and their solutions. Far from an abstract and empty notion, Eshun and Gurung's collection adds flesh, bones, and blood to the notion of 'culture' and offer persuasive illustrations of what is meant by the term 'cultural competence.'" Larry Davidson, Yale University

"Eshun, Gurung and their contributing scholars provide a broad overview of culture and mental health. The book is well worth considering for graduate courses in counseling psychology and related fields." Steven Lopez, University of Southern California

"Culture and Mental Health comes to grips with the complexities of the field without overwhelming or intimidating its readers. It blends concepts and findings with clinical realities and challenges. Thoroughly documented and up to date, the book is relevant for clinicians and researchers at all levels of training and experience." Juris G. Draguns, Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University