Книга "Культура и психическое здоровье. Социокультурные влияния, теория и практика" представляет критический взгляд на исследования общих психологических расстройств, рассматривая, как психическое здоровье может изучаться и различаться в соответствии с различными культурными перспективами. Книга знакомит студентов с основными темами и проблемами в области психического здоровья, используя культуру как фокус. Она подчеркивает вопросы, связанные с концептуализацией, восприятием, поведением в области здравоохранения, оценкой, диагностикой и лечением в контексте культурных вариаций. Книга рассматривает и поощряет читателя рассмотреть вопросы, связанные с надежностью, достоверностью и стандартизацией широко используемых психологических инструментов оценки среди различных культурных групп. Она также подчеркивает широко используемую категоризацию культуро-связанных синдромов в DSM-IV-TR.
Eshun Susie’s Culture and Mental Health provides an insightful introduction into the field of mental-health cultural research. It starts off by examining the conceptualization and operationalization of psychological disorders within different cultural contexts. Special attention is paid to how ethnicity, language, religious beliefs, socioeconomic status, political climate, education, urbanization, and other cultural elements impact symptoms presentations, care seeking patterns, and diagnostic decision-making. Susie highlights some of the many barriers to mental health therapy for ethnic and cultural minority groups, specifically those in low or residential settings. The chapter on treatment guidelines draws attention to the varied effectiveness of interventions between different cultural, ethnic, linguistic, and religious groups. While the compilation in question falls into the realm of introductory psychological textbooks, it does so in an immensely impressive manner. By staying true to her academic training, Susie manages to provide ample material for interested newcomers and seasoned practitioners alike. For the latter, the book acts like an indispensable quick-reference guide for surveying a fairly enormous range of academic topics related to mental health and transcending cultural boundaries. Ethnocultural gaps and pathologizing power dynamics play a crucial role in the text, which sensitizes researchers and professionals alike to challenging issues affecting diagnostic practice in light of social justice and anti-bias concerns. This engages the reader with difficult ethical dilemmas but also inquisitively highlights theoretical advances in dismantling frameworks of pathologization and domination. I highly recommend this text to general readers, undergraduate students, graduate students with minimal prior experience in psychological research (though they will nevertheless find much to glean), and mental health practitioners who share an interest in sociocultural influences on well-being.
Электронная Книга «Culture and Mental Health. Sociocultural Influences, Theory, and Practice» написана автором Eshun Sussie в году.
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Язык: Английский
ISBN: 9781444305814
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Culture and Mental Health takes a critical look at the research pertaining to common psychological disorders, examining how mental health can be studied from and vary according to different cultural perspectives. Introduces students to the main topics and issues in the area of mental health using culture as the focus Emphasizes issues that pertain to conceptualization, perception, health-seeking behaviors, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment in the context of cultural variations Reviews and actively encourages the reader to consider issues related to reliability, validity and standardization of commonly used psychological assessment instruments among different cultural groups Highlights the widely used DSM-IV-TR categorization of culture-bound syndromes
