Clinician's Guide to Cultural Psychiatry

by Wen-Shing Tseng

Book Overview

Increasingly, psychologists are becoming aware of sensitivity needs with respect to treating patients from differing cultures. Culture can play an important role both in what a patient discloses about themselves, how likely they are to follow a therapist's advice, and whether specific therapies are likely to be effective for them. Following on the heels of Tseng's "Handbook of Cultural Psychiatry" comes this "Clinical Application of Cultural Psychiatry."...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0127016333
• ISBN13: 9780127016337
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Academic Press
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"