Abstract
This chapter begins with a definition of culture that is useful in exploring the issue of global mental health, followed by a delineation of approaches to clarify the interrelationship of culture and mental health. The chapter then examines current knowledge of mental disorders in low-resource contexts using approaches from anthropology (the culture-bound approach) and epidemiology (the cross-cultural or transnational approach). This is followed by discussion of both social behaviors and functionality, issues associated with mental health that are affected by the culture in which a person lives. What follows is an exploration of risk and resiliency factors, including an examination of the difficulty inherent in differentiating between culture-specific vulnerabilities and vulnerabilities associated more generally with the effects of poverty in a low-resource environment. Finally, the chapter delineates how culture and context can influence the selection and adaptation of behavioral interventions and treatments.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Public Mental Health |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780199950416 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780195390445 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 20 2012 |
Keywords
- Behavioral intervention
- Culture
- Mental disorders
- Mental health
- Poverty
- Social behaviors
- Treatment
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)