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Cultural Competence

Friday's Progress Notes - May 25, 2005
Mental Health Information - Vol. 9 Issue 5
Published by athealth.com - http://www.athealth.com

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CONTENTS

1. Cultural issues in diagnosis and treatment
2. Psychological services to culturally diverse populations
3. Culture and psychotherapy
4. Cultural diversity at the end of life
5. Treating a Cuban American with depression
6. Preparing diverse teens for adulthood
7. Cultural awareness in treating children/teens
8. Checklist for promoting cultural competence


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Dear Colleagues,

The U.S. is rapidly becoming one of the most diverse countries in the world. As indicated in the Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health: Culture, Race, and Ethnicity, culture influences many aspects of mental illness, including how patients from a given culture communicate and manifest their symptoms, their family and community supports, and their willingness to seek treatment. Likewise, the cultures of the clinician and the service system influence diagnosis, treatment, and service delivery. Today's newsletter addresses some of these issues.

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John L. Miller, MD


1. MEDSCAPE
Clinical Aspects of Culture in the Practice of Psychiatry: Assessment and Treatment of Culturally Diverse Patients
This article focuses on sessions pertaining to assessment and treatment, and includes clinical aspects of somatization and ethnopsychopharmacology, as well as the effects of culture and spirituality on assessment.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/507208

2. AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCATION
APA Guidelines for Providers of Psychological Services to Ethnic, Linguistic, and Culturally Diverse Populations
There is increasing need for psychologists to understand culture and ethnicity in order to provide appropriate psychological services.
http://www.apa.org/pi/oema/guide.html

3. AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC PUBLISHING, INC
Culture and Psychotherapy: A Guide to Clinical Practice
This work presents the nuts and bolts of incorporating culture into therapy. (Complimentary registration is required to access material.)
http://www.appi.org/book.cfm?id=8955

4. AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN
Cultural Diversity at the End of Life: Issues and Guidelines for Family Physicians
Cultural factors strongly influence patients' reactions to serious illness and decisions about end-of-life care.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20050201/515.html

5. PRIMARY CARE COMPANION
The Cuban American with Depression in Primary Care
This case report and commentary provides knowledge and strategies helpful in the clinical encounter with patients from other cultures.
http://www.psychiatrist.com/pcc/pccpdf/v06n05/v06n0506.pdf

6. THE FUTURE OF CHILDREN
Preparing Diverse Adolescents for the Transition to Adulthood
This article focuses on the extent to which diverse teens are prepared for adulthood according to three critical developmental outcomes.
http://www.athealth.com/apps/redirect.cfm?linkid=183

7. KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE NETWORK
Cultural Competence in Serving Children and Adolescents With Mental Health Problems
Culturally competent service providers are aware and respectful of the importance of the values, beliefs, traditions, customs, and parenting styles of the people they serve.
http://www.athealth.com/Practitioner/particles/culturalcompetence.html

8. NATIONAL CENTER FOR CULTURAL COMPETENCE
Promoting Cultural Competence and Cultural Diversity in Early Intervention and Early Childhood Settings
This checklist is intended to heighten the awareness of personnel to the importance of cultural competence in human service settings.
http://www11.georgetown.edu/research/gucchd/nccc/documents/Checklist.CSHN.doc.pdf


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