Main description:

The important implications of this interplay between culture and psychopathology for diagnosis and treatment are scrutinized and elucidated in this comprehensive and well-organized book, which uniquely looks at a range of practical examples involving various ethinic minority populations in North America and Europe. Leading experts from around the world have integrated divergent topics into a systematic and clinically relevant volume. Cultural Variations in Psychopathology: From Research to Treatment is an important resource for researchers and in particular for any mental health professional who works with ethnically diverse communities. Topics covered include: An Overview of Migration and Mental Health Cultural Neuroscience Perspectives on Understanding the Self The Interplay Between Culture and Emotion Regulation Culturally Sensitive Diagnosis (ICD/DSM) Depression, Psychoses, Somatization, Perception of Pain, Suicide, Substance Abuse and Addiction in Divergent Ethnic Groups Taking Culture into Account in Treatment

Contents:

Table of Contents (preliminary) Preface & Acknowledgments I. Introduction: The Relevance of Culture for Mental Health and Illness Introduction to Cultural Variations in Psychopathology: From Research to Practice by Sven Barnow & Nazli Balkir Chapter 1: Migration and Mental Health: An Overview from Europe by Meryam Schouler-Ocak II. How Culture Shapes Our Brain Chapter 2: Understanding the Self: A Cultural Neuroscience Perspective by Shihui Han Chapter 3: The Self and Its Emotional Brain by Georg Northoff & Jaak Panksepp III. The Interplay Between Culture and Emotion Regulation: Implications for Mental Health Chapter 4: Socialization of Emotions and Emotion Regulation in Cultural Context by Gisela Trommsdorff & Thobias Heikamp Chapter 5: Emotion Regulation in Cultural Context: Implications for Wellness and Illness by Emily A. Butler Chapter 6: Unpacking Cultural Differences in Emotion Regulation: The Role of Flexibility by Elisabeth A. Arens IV. Diagnosis: Culture and Psychiatric Disorders Chapter 7: Culturally Informing Diagnostic Systems by Juan Mezzich Chapter 8: Depression and "Somatization" among Two Divergent Cultural Groups by Sofie Baarnhielm Chapter 9: Cultural Influences on Perceptions of Pain by Herta Flor Chapter 10: Embitterment in Cultural Context by Michael Linden Chapter 11: Suicide in Cultural Context - From Etiology to Prevention: The Case of China by Kenneth R. Conner & Liang Zhou Chapter 12: Substance Abuse and Addiction Among Divergent Ethnic Groups by Hans-Jorg Assion & Eckhardt Koch Chapter 13: Possible Misclassification of Psychotic Symptoms Among Moroccan Immigrants in The Netherlands by Tekleh Zandi V. Treatment: Taking Culture Into Account Chapter 14: Mental Illness Models and Help Seeking Behaviors Among Turkish Immigrant Patients in Europe by Nazli Balkir Chapter 15: Training for Overcoming Health Disparities in Mental Health Care: Interpretative- Relational Cultural Competence by Adil Qureshi & Francisco Jose Eiroa Orosa Chapter 16: Integration of Immigrants in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy: Experiences and Concepts in Germany and Europe by Wieland Machleidt, Eckhardt Koch, Iris T. Calliess, Renate Schepker, Marc Ziegenbein, Marcel G. Sieberer & Ramazan Salman Keyword Index