Diversity issues in the diagnosis, treatment, and research of mood disorders / edited by Sana Loue and Martha Sajatovic.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Loue, Sana.

Sajatovic, Martha.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Affective disorders--Cross-cultural studies.

Affective disorders.

Minorities--Mental health.

Minorities.

Mood Disorders--therapy.

Biomedical Research.

Cross-Cultural Comparison.

Mood Disorders--diagnosis.

Medical Subjects:

Mood Disorders--therapy.

Biomedical Research.

Cross-Cultural Comparison.

Mood Disorders--diagnosis.

Genre:

Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

viii, 307 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2008]

Contents:

Using care with culture / Elizabeth Carpenter-Song, Megan Nordquest Schwallie, and Jeffrey L. Longhofer

Issues in the diagnosis and assessment of mood disorders in minorities / Humberto Marin and Javier J. Escobar

Culture-specific diagnoses and their relationship to mood disorders / Peter Guarnaccia and Igda Martinez Pincay

The epidemiology of mood disorders among U.S. minority populations / Sana Loue

Treatment modalities and culture / Joseph J. Westermeyer

Health care seeking and access / Earnestine Willis and Sheryl E. Allen

The scientific status of complementary and alternative medicines for mood disorders: a review / Declan Barry and Mark Beitel

Loss in translation: considering the critical role of interpreters and language in the psychiatric evaluation of non-English-speaking patients / Carey Jackson ... [et al.]

The role of family diversity in the diagnosis and treatment of mood disorders / Amy E. West and Geri Donenberg

Models for the delivery of care / Amy M. Kilbourne

Factoring culture into outcomes measurement in mental health / Matt Mendenhall

Psychopharmacology and culture / Martha Sajatovic and Matthew A. Fuller

Legal and ethical issues in research relating to mood disorders / Sana Loue

Strategies for recruitment and retention of minorities in research of mood disorders / Esperanza Diaz and Cristina I. Huebner

Training the next generation of health care professionals: awareness and appreciation of cultural issues in mental health / Elizabeth J. Kramer, Cynthia I. Resendez, and Iqbal Ahmed.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0195308182

9780195308181

OCLC:

86113123