Introduction:
Cultural Psychiatry: Object and Scope.
Culture and Human Behavior:
Culture and Society.
Child Development and Enculturation.
Personality and Depth Psychology.
Psychology, Customary Behavior, and Ethnic Identity.
Marriage and the Family.
Late Adult Life: Aging and Death.
Culture, Stress, and Illness:
Stress and Coping Patterns.
Mental Illness: Explanation and Grouping.
Illness Behavior: Reaction and Help-Seeking.
Therapist and Patient: Relations and Communication.
Culture and Psychopathology:
Culture and Psychopathology: Overview.
Culture and Psychiatric Epidemiology.
Culture-Related Specific Syndromes.
Epidemic Mental Disorders.
Anxiety Disorders.
Somatoform Disorders--including Neurasthenia.
Dissociation, Possession, and Hysteria. Disorders of Depression.
Schizophrenia.
Alcohol-Related Problems.
Other Substance Abuse.
Suicide Behavior.
Eating Disorders.
Personality Disorders.
Childhood-Related Disorders.
Culture and Clinical Practice:
Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis.
Classification of Disorders.
Psychological Testing and Measurement.
Culture and Psychiatric Service.
Culture, Ethnicity, and Drug Therapy.
Culture and Psychological Therapy:
Culture-Embedded Indigenous Healing Practices.
Culture-Influenced Unique Psychotherapy.
Culture-Related Common Psychotherapy.
Psychotherapeutic Practices in Various Cultures.
Intercultural Psychotherapy.
Culture-Relevant Psychotherapy.
Culture and Therapy with Special Subpopulations:
Working with Children and Adolescents.
Working with Couples and Spouses.
Working with Families.
Working with Aged Persons.
Working with Medically Ill Patients.
Social Phenomena and Therapeutic Considerations:
Culture Change and Coping. Migration, Refuge, and Adjustment. Minorities by Ethnicity, Gender, and Others.
Intercultural Marriage: Problems and Therapy.
Religion, Pathology, and Therapy.
Research, Theory, and Training:
Cross-Cultural Research.
Culture and Psychiatric Theories.
Cultural Psychiatry Training.
Appendix: Books Relating to Culture, Psychiatry, and Mental Health.
Author Index.
Subject Index.