TY - JOUR
T1 - Depression after traumatic brain injury
T2 - A biopsychosocial cultural perspective
AU - Roy, Durga
AU - Jayaram, Geetha
AU - Vassila, Alex
AU - Keach, Shari
AU - Rao, Vani
N1 - Funding Information:
This literature review was supported in part by grant from the Department of Defense W81XWH-13-1-0469.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2015/2/1
Y1 - 2015/2/1
N2 - There are several challenges in diagnosing and treating mental illness amongst South Asians. Often times, formulating a patient's case presentation cannot adequately be accomplished strictly using a biopsychosocial model. The cultural components play an imperative role in explaining certain psychiatric symptoms and can guide treatment. With the growing population of immigrants coming to the United States, many of which require treatment for mental illness, it is essential that clinicians be cognizant in incorporating cultural perspectives when treating such patients.The authors describe the case of a 24-year old South Asian male who suffered an exacerbation of a depressive syndrome after a traumatic brain injury. Using a biopsychosocial cultural approach, this case highlights how South Asian cultural values can contribute to and incite psychiatric symptoms while simultaneously providing protective drivers for treatment outcomes.
AB - There are several challenges in diagnosing and treating mental illness amongst South Asians. Often times, formulating a patient's case presentation cannot adequately be accomplished strictly using a biopsychosocial model. The cultural components play an imperative role in explaining certain psychiatric symptoms and can guide treatment. With the growing population of immigrants coming to the United States, many of which require treatment for mental illness, it is essential that clinicians be cognizant in incorporating cultural perspectives when treating such patients.The authors describe the case of a 24-year old South Asian male who suffered an exacerbation of a depressive syndrome after a traumatic brain injury. Using a biopsychosocial cultural approach, this case highlights how South Asian cultural values can contribute to and incite psychiatric symptoms while simultaneously providing protective drivers for treatment outcomes.
KW - Biopsychosocial model
KW - Brain injury
KW - Cultural perspectives
KW - Depression
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ajp.2014.10.001
DO - 10.1016/j.ajp.2014.10.001
M3 - Article
C2 - 25453532
AN - SCOPUS:84926419119
SN - 1876-2018
VL - 13
SP - 56
EP - 61
JO - Asian Journal of Psychiatry
JF - Asian Journal of Psychiatry
ER -