Title: Culture & mental illness : a client-centered approach /
Authors: Castillo, Richard J., 1951-
Publisher: Brooks/Cole Pub.,
Year: 1997
Subjects: Cultural Characteristics; Mental Disorders; Cultural psychiatry; Psychology, Pathological
Abstract: Author Richard Castillo, who studied under Arthur Kleinman of Harvard University, has developed a client-centered paradigm for mental illness based on recent biological, psychological, social, and cross-cultural studies. His book provides practical applications for clinicians and addresses recent theoretical changes and their implications for the assessment and diagnosis of mental illness. Culture & Mental Illness is written for a global audience. Although the book discusses American ethnic minorities, its scope includes a wide variety of cultural and ethnic groups from around the world.
Contents: Introduction & Theoretical Issues -- Why Culture? -- Culture & Clinical Reality -- Culture and Personality -- Cultural Assessment -- Client-Centered Treatment -- Culture & DSM-IV Diagnoses -- Personality Disorders -- Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders -- Eating Disorders -- Substance-Related Disorders -- Anxiety Disorders -- Somatoform Disorders -- Mood Disorders -- Dissociative Disorders -- Psychotic Disorders -- Toward a Client-Centered Paradigm: A Holistic Synthesis.