Cross-Cultural Assessment Of Psychological Trauma And PTSD

It is the first of its kind on Asian Americans.This volume draws upon the expertise of many of the leading experts in Asian American and multicultural mental health to provide a much needed resource for students and professionals in a wide range of disciplines including clinical psychology, medical anthropology, psychiatry, cross-cultural psychology, multicultural counseling, ethnic minority psychology, sociology, social work, counselor education, counseling psychology, and more. Asian American Mental Health is a state-of-the-art compendium of the conceptual issues, empirical literature, methodological approaches, and practice guidelines for conducting culturally informed assessments of Asian Americans, and for assessing provider cultural competency within individuals and systems.

.While there is no doubt on the part of helping parties that care is necessary, there is considerable debate about the kind of care that is needed.

The wounds inflicted by these great human ills sicken the individual psyche, tear f- ilies apart, and send shock waves through society. Moreover, we allow war, torture, violence, poverty, d- ease, discrimination, and domestic abuse to undermine it.

S. Cross-Cultural Assessment of Psychological Trauma and PTSD addresses key issues in the field to help fill this knowledge gap. But despite the best intentions of Western psychology, one model does not fit all cultures.Recent advances in trauma treatment, coupled with ongoing traumatic world events, point to a critical need for global standards in assessment.

Today’s political climate has made refugee mental health a growing public health issue. A social psychology theory of collective violence; Transference, countertransference, and supervisory issues in intercultural treatment. Voices of Trauma gives clinical and counseling psychologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, rescue and social workers, the tools to create healing on a global scale.

The Five-Factor Model of Personality Across Cultures In some respects, human personality does seem to transcend the boundaries of language and culture; in other respects, it is profoundly influenced by social and historical forces. The implicit assumption behind this practice is that personality processes are universal, and where they are studied is thus of no consequence. Sorting these issues out must be a priority for our field if we are to understand the current personality literature.Fortunately, recent years have also seen a rise of interest in studies of personality and culture (Church, 2001; Church & Lonner, 1998; Lee, McCauley, & Draguns, 1999; McCrae, 2000).

Cross-Cultural Assessment of Psychological Trauma and PTSD addresses key issues in the field to help fill this knowledge gap.

This publication grew out of the commitment of the United Nations and others to this cause, and is the product of a series of lively meetings that the authors held at UN Headquarters with civil society groups, government officials, and United Nations staff—a dialogue that coincided with the World Health Organization's focus on mental health in 2001.

But despite the best intentions of Western psychology, one model does not fit all cultures.. Cross-Cultural Assessment of Psychological Trauma and PTSD Extended case examples (including West Africans in Austria, Hmong in the U.S.

Often, the damage—a chronic and relentless loss of dignity, self-esteem, and hope—is transmitted from one generation to the next: a sad and painful legacy indeed.