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Culture and mental health : sociocultural influences, theory, and practice /
"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 u...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chichester, U.K. ; Malden, MA :
Wiley-Blackwell,
2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "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"--Provided by publisher |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xx, 340 pages) : illustrations, plans |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781444305814 1444305816 9781444305807 1444305808 1282267884 9781282267886 9786612267888 6612267887 |