Year: 2011
Type: article
Abstract: He has written extensively on the culturally specific presentations of panic attacks, panic disorder, and PTSD among Southeast Asian populations, particularly Cambodian and Vietnamese refugees, and among Latino populations.Based on research in these areas, he and his team have developed a manualized treatment that can be culturally adapted for the treatment of traumatized refugees, a treatment that has been shown to be effective for Cambodian and Vietnamese refugees, and for Spanish-speaking populations.He is fluent in several languages, including Cambodian and Spanish.He is a member of the DSM-V Cultural Study Group and an advisor to the Anxiety, OC, Posttraumatic, and Dissociative Disorders Work Group of DSM-V (American Psychiatric Association).Developing culturally sensitive treatment of the anxiety disorders will become an increasingly important issue, given the increasingly multicultural nature of the United States.It is estimated that by the year 2050, 50% of the population in the United States will be minorities.[1] The following are some key dimensions that need to be addressed to provide culturally sensitive care of anxiety disorders and that also represent key research areas.
Source: Depression and Anxiety
DOI: 10.1002/da.20889
Author: Devon E. Hinton
Institutions: Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2140696769