Cross-Cultural Psychiatry: A Practical Guide - Softcover

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Within our increasingly multi-cultural society, the needs of patients from other cultures, especially the minority ethnic groups, are being recognized at local and national levels. This is a practical guide to managing the mental health care of patients from different cultures. It presents the background to differences in lifestyle and belief systems, and their implications for diagnosis and treatment, showing in detail how to adapt traditional clinical practice to meet the needs of the cross-cultural client. The authors focus on clinical issues and skills, providing case illustrations from actual practice which highlight the main issues.

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