There is considerable concern about the access of people from Black and minority ethnic groups to appropriate healthcare (Dyson & Smaje, 2001). This may reflect real or perceived barriers to services because of disadvantage related to minority status. Several approaches have been proposed to address this problem, one of which has been to increase cultural diversity training for all clinical staff, including psychiatrists. It is the issues surrounding such training that we discuss in this article. Defining concepts Culture Culture is not a value-free concept and it is defined in many ways, as are other widely used terms such as ethnicity and race (Bradby, 2003). One cannot dispute that the concept of culture, cultural identity or belongi...
Background: With the growing number of immigrants migrating to the United States, health care profes...
As the United States becomes more culturally, racially, and ethnically diverse, psychiatry will be f...
The authors summarize the pedagogical approaches and curriculum used in the training of clinicians i...
This study investigates the question, how are cultural issues addressed in psychiatric residency tra...
Cultural competence training is mandatory in the United States of America to alleviate minority heal...
Background: One of the most significant challenges facing the provision of health care in present so...
This is an Accepted Manuscript of a book chapter published by Routledge in Critical Psychiatry and M...
What is culturally informed psychiatry? What does it mean, and why is it important? These questions ...
The increasing ethnic diversity of Western societies poses new challenges to healthcare. Healthcare ...
Mental Health Clinicians are accustomed to being confronted with not only difficult situations, but ...
[english] Ethnic diversity has become a common reality in European societies, including those of Ger...
Working with socially, culturally and linguistically diverse patients can be challenging. Difficulti...
An increasingly diverse society requires physicians to be able to competently treat those with whom ...
The purpose of this paper is to explore some of the key considerations that lie at the intersection ...
Considering and respecting patients’ cultural needs is integral in providing culturally competent me...
Background: With the growing number of immigrants migrating to the United States, health care profes...
As the United States becomes more culturally, racially, and ethnically diverse, psychiatry will be f...
The authors summarize the pedagogical approaches and curriculum used in the training of clinicians i...
This study investigates the question, how are cultural issues addressed in psychiatric residency tra...
Cultural competence training is mandatory in the United States of America to alleviate minority heal...
Background: One of the most significant challenges facing the provision of health care in present so...
This is an Accepted Manuscript of a book chapter published by Routledge in Critical Psychiatry and M...
What is culturally informed psychiatry? What does it mean, and why is it important? These questions ...
The increasing ethnic diversity of Western societies poses new challenges to healthcare. Healthcare ...
Mental Health Clinicians are accustomed to being confronted with not only difficult situations, but ...
[english] Ethnic diversity has become a common reality in European societies, including those of Ger...
Working with socially, culturally and linguistically diverse patients can be challenging. Difficulti...
An increasingly diverse society requires physicians to be able to competently treat those with whom ...
The purpose of this paper is to explore some of the key considerations that lie at the intersection ...
Considering and respecting patients’ cultural needs is integral in providing culturally competent me...
Background: With the growing number of immigrants migrating to the United States, health care profes...
As the United States becomes more culturally, racially, and ethnically diverse, psychiatry will be f...
The authors summarize the pedagogical approaches and curriculum used in the training of clinicians i...