The Massachusetts General Hospital Textbook on Diversity and Cultural Sensitivity in Mental Health

This edition is updated to include new research and clinical material for practitioners working with mental health patients of diverse backgrounds.  Written by experts in cultural sensitivity, the text begins by establishing innovative approaches to

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Ranna Parekh Nhi-Ha T. Trinh Editors

The Massachusetts General Hospital Textbook on Diversity and Cultural Sensitivity in Mental Health Second Edition

Current Clinical Psychiatry Series Editor Jerrold F. Rosenbaum Department of Psychiatry Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA, USA

Current Clinical Psychiatry offers concise, practical resources for clinical psychiatrists and other practitioners interested in mental health. Covering the full range of psychiatric disorders commonly presented in the clinical setting, the Current Clinical Psychiatry series encompasses such topics as cognitive behavioral therapy, anxiety disorders, psychotherapy, ratings and assessment scales, mental health in special populations, psychiatric uses of nonpsychiatric drugs, and others. Series editor Jerrold F.  Rosenbaum, MD, is Chief of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Stanley Cobb Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School. More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/7634

Ranna Parekh  •  Nhi-Ha T. Trinh Editors

The Massachusetts General Hospital Textbook on Diversity and Cultural Sensitivity in Mental Health Second Edition

Editors Ranna Parekh American Psychiatric Association Arlington, VA USA

Nhi-Ha T. Trinh Harvard University Boston, MA USA

ISSN 2626-241X     ISSN 2626-2398 (electronic) Current Clinical Psychiatry ISBN 978-3-030-20173-9    ISBN 978-3-030-20174-6 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20174-6 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Humana imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

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