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Culture and Psychopathology: New Perspectives on Research, Practice, and Clinical Training in a Globalized World

Year: 2018

Type: review

Abstract: The present paper discusses the role of culture in understanding and treating psychopathology. It describes new perspectives on the conceptualization of psychopathology and on the definition of culture, and how these are intertwined. The impacts of culture, explicit and implicit discrimination, and minority stress on mental health are reviewed, especially in the current era. Culturally-sensitive assessment practices in psychopathology are emphasized, including addressing the multiple cultural identities of the patient, the explanatory models of the experienced distress, specific psychosocial stressors and strengths, and the cultural features of the practitioner-patient relationship in the clinical encounter. The particular case of psychotherapy in working with culturally diverse patients is explored. Finally, mainstreaming of culture in research and clinical training in psychopathology is highlighted, acknowledging that each clinical interaction is a cultural one.

Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00366

Author: Carla Moleiro

Institutions: Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Centro de Investigação e Intervenção Social

Language: English

Topic: Cultural Competency in Health Care

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,801