Culture and Psychiatric Diagnosis: A Dsm-IV (R) Perspective

By Horacio Fábrega Jr., Juan E. Mezzich, Arthur Kleinman, et al.

Book Overview

By the mid-21st century, the United States will no longer have a Caucasian majority. This fact, coupled with the evidence showing that misdiagnosis occurs more frequently in minority populations, indicates that the future domestic and international utility of DSM-IV and its companions will depend on their suitability for use with various cultures.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0880485531
• ISBN13: 9780880485531
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: American Psychiatric Association Publishing
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"