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Diversity in Action

Case Studies in Cultural Psychiatry

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Editors:
  1. Steve H. Koh

    1. Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, San Diego, USA

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  2. Gabriela G. Mejia

    1. Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, San Diego, USA

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  3. Hilary M. Gould

    1. Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, San Diego, USA

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  • Written by experts in the field
  • Includes cultural psychiatric case studies
  • Covers current impact of international geopolitical crises on practice of mental health

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • Hilary M. Gould, Gabriela G. Mejia, Steve H. Koh
    Pages 1-11

  3. Survivors

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
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    2. Survivors of Torture

      • Priti Ojha
      Pages 15-31

    3. Survivors of Human Trafficking

      • Joanna Ortega, Mollie Gordon, Kimberly Gordon-Achebe, Rachel Robitz
      Pages 33-56

    4. Survivors of Combat Trauma

      • Savannah L. Woodward, David Nissan
      Pages 57-76

  4. Special Populations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-77
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    2. Co-occurring Disorders

      • Aaron Meyer, Gabriela G. Mejia, Hilary M. Gould
      Pages 79-103

    3. Telepsychiatry to Rural Populations

      • Gregory Evangelatos, G. Andrew Valasquez, Christine Le, Juan Sosa, Jessica Thackaberry, Donald M. Hilty
      Pages 105-138

    4. Religion, Spirituality, and Mental Health

      • Hannah Cherian Sweet, Rachel Ann Paul
      Pages 139-154

    5. Biculturalism: The Case of Two North American Neighbors

      • Bernardo Ng, Nancy Catherine Colimon-Ardila
      Pages 155-177

  5. Systems and Settings

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 179-179
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    2. Correctional Psychiatry

      • Sanaz Kumar, Philip J. Candilis
      Pages 181-208

    3. Shifting Gears: Cultural Assimilation into Primary Care

      • Teresa Pan, Rahul Lauhan, Jeanne Maglione, Alan Hsu
      Pages 209-225

    4. Psychiatric Care in Residential Care Environments

      • Omar Ghosn, Steven Huege, Daniel D. Sewell
      Pages 227-248

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 249-251
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About this book

This book presents an extensive collection of high-yield case vignettes with recommendations for a comprehensive approach to cultural psychiatry. Culture is defined from an anthropological perspective, with an emphasis on aspects of culture beyond race, ethnicity, and other traditional demographic categories. The goal of this book is to offer clinical applications of cultural psychiatry via examination of special populations, systems, and settings. With ever-changing geopolitical environments, institutional structures, and sociodynamics, attention and consideration of context is paramount. Theoretical models and specific frameworks for evaluating cultural influence on the manifestation, development, and treatment response of mental health illnesses are presented. The chapters are organized to showcase different ways in which culture plays into everyday clinical practice. Emphasis is placed on the full sum of the care delivery transaction within a larger context, including public and community systems of care. Real-world case examples are discussed in each chapter to help contextualize the dynamic nature that culture plays in practice across inpatient and outpatient settings. Each case presents with relevant academic and historical background and practical operational advice for psychiatrists providing care within these respective communities. The authors address diverse clinical cases related to refugee and asylum seekers, military service members, survivors of human trafficking, incarcerated populations, and more. Training recommendations and best practices are outlined including psychopharmacology, psychosocial treatments, and cultural adaptations to evidence based treatments.


Diversity in Action: Case Studies in Cultural Psychiatry is a useful resource for all psychiatrists, psychologists, general practitioners, social workers, nurses, administrators, public policy officials, and all medical professionals working with a culturally diverse subset of patients seeking mental health.



Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, San Diego, USA

    Steve H. Koh, Gabriela G. Mejia, Hilary M. Gould

About the editors

Steve Koh, MD, MPH, MBA
Department of Psychiatry
University of California San Diego
San Diego, CA
USA


Gabriela G. Mejia, BS
Department of Psychiatry
University of California San Diego
San Diego, CA
USA


Hilary M. Gould, PhD
Department of Psychiatry
University of California San Diego
San Diego, CA
USA




Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Diversity in Action

  • Book Subtitle: Case Studies in Cultural Psychiatry

  • Editors: Steve H. Koh, Gabriela G. Mejia, Hilary M. Gould

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85401-0

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-85400-3Published: 25 December 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-85401-0Published: 01 January 2022

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 251

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Psychiatry, Practice and Hospital Management, General Practice / Family Medicine, Public Health, Psychotherapy

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