Cultural Clinical Psychology and PTSD

A 230-page volume of research, new concepts, new language, and a deeper understanding of how an individual's cultural background significantly impacts the psychotherapeutic relationship.One of the strengths of this book is the careful organization of material that builds upon each of the parts. [It delineates] how to determine what components of evidence-based psychotherapeutic interventions can be adapted, what internationally accepted tools exist to facilitate communication, and how to gather the results of these proceedings to further the delivery of personalized mental health care in settings far removed from the controlled spaces of a professional office. In the assessment of a number of commonly adapted interventions, I wasn't surprised to find that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has been the most successful. What was less intuitive was that the type of response to an intervention is influenced strongly by whether or not the person comes from a culture that is either predominantly individualistic or collectivistic.The principles and concepts developed in this book can be easily adapted to the care of immigrant, multicultural populations.;Reviewed by Maria Grande, MD, St. Catharines, Ontario, in Medical Psychotherapy Review (2021), 28, 8-9

How to provide culturally sensitive care for clients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related disorderThis book, written and edited by leading experts from around the world, looks critically at how culture impacts on the way posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related disorders are diagnosed and treated. There have been important advances in clinical treatment and research on PTSD, partly as a result of researchers and clinicians increasingly taking into account how "culture matters." For mental health professionals who strive to respond to the needs of people from diverse cultures who have experienced traumatic events, this book is invaluable. It presents recent research and practical approaches on key topics, including: * How culture shapes mental health and recovery * How to integrate culture and context into PTSD theory * How trauma-related distress is experienced and expressed in different cultures, reflecting local values, idioms, and metaphors * How to integrate cultural dimensions into psychological interventions Providing new theoretical insights as well as practical advice, it will be of interest to clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, and other health professionals, as well as researchers and students engaged with mental health issues, both globally and locally.