Cultural diversity and mental health: considerations for policy and practice

Gopalkrishnan, Narayan (2018) Cultural diversity and mental health: considerations for policy and practice. Frontiers in Public Health, 6. 179.

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to explore some of the key considerations that lie at the intersection of cultural diversity and mental health. Mental health providers and professionals across the world have to work with clients that are often from cultures other than their own. The differences in cultures have a range of implications for mental health practice, ranging from the ways that people view health and illness, to treatment seeking patterns, the nature of the therapeutic relationship and issues of racism and discrimination. This paper will excavate some of these considerations with a view to raising possible ways in which mental health systems and professionals can engage across cultures more equitably and sustainably

Item ID: 54212
Item Type: Article (Research - C1)
ISSN: 2296-2565
Keywords: culture, cultural diversity, mental health, mental illness, cultural pertnerships
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Date Deposited: 22 Jun 2018 03:22
FoR Codes: 44 HUMAN SOCIETY > 4409 Social work > 440901 Clinical social work practice @ 50%
42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4204 Midwifery > 420403 Psychosocial aspects of childbirth and perinatal mental health @ 50%
SEO Codes: 92 HEALTH > 9205 Specific Population Health (excl. Indigenous Health) > 920503 Health Related to Specific Ethnic Groups @ 100%
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