Diversity Issues in the Diagnosis, Treatment, and Research of Mood Disorders

Mood disorders, like depression, bipolar disorder, and dysthymia, are common psychological illnesses that occur worldwide and across the life-span. There is a growing consensus among mental health clinicians and researchers that culture and cultural contect are often key determinants in mood disorder prevention and outcome. It have become increasingly apparent that an appropriate understanding of culture is essential for treatments to be effective, and for optimal outcomes to be obtained by individuals suffering from these conditions. This text focuses on cross-cultural issues arising in the context of diagnosis, treatment, and research of mood disorders within diverse populations of the United States. With specific case examples to supplement the topics reviewed in each chapter, this important volume will be of great interest to all clinicians and researchers working in the area of mood disorders. Using care with culture / Jeffrey L. Longhofer ... [et al.] Issues in the diagnosis and assessment of mood disorders in minorities / Humberto Marin and Javier Escobar Culture-specific diagnoses and their relationship to mood disorders / Peter Guarnaccia and Igda Martinez Pincay The epidemiology of mood disorders among U.S. minority populations / Sana Loue Treatment modalities and culture / Joe Westermeyer Health care seeking and access / Earnestine Willis and Sheryl E. Allen The scientific status of complementary and alternative medicines for mood disorders: a review / Declan Barry and Mark Beitel Loss in translation: considering the critical role of interpreters and language in the psychiatric evaluation of non-English speaking patients / Carey Jackson ... [et al.] The role of family diversity in the diagnosis and treatment of mood disorders / Amy West and Geri Donenberg Models for the delivery of care / Amy M. Kilbourne Factoring culture into outcomes measurement in mental health / Matt Mendenhall Psychopharmacology and culture / Martha Sajatovic and Matthew A. Fuller Legal and ethical issues in research relating to mood disorders / Sana Loue Strategies for recruitment and retention of minorities in research of mood disorders / Esperanza Diaz and Cristina I. Huebner Training the next generation of health care professionals: awareness and appreciation of cultural issues in mental health / Elizabeth J. Kramer, Cynthia I. Resendez, and Iqbal Ahmed Contents......Page 6 Contributors......Page 8 1 Using Care With Culture......Page 12 2 Issues in the Diagnosis and Assessment of Mood Disorders in Minorities......Page 26 3 Culture-Specific Diagnoses and Their Relationship to Mood Disorders......Page 41 4 The Epidemiology of Mood Disorders Among U.S. Minority Populations......Page 63 5 Treatment Modalities and Culture......Page 78 6 Health Care Seeking and Access......Page 103 7 The Scientific Status of Complementary and Alternative Medicines for Mood Disorders: A Review......Page 119 8 Loss in Translation: Considering the Critical Role of Interpreters and Language in the Psychiatric Evaluation of Non-English-Speaking Patients......Page 144 9 The Role of Family Diversity in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Mood Disorders......Page 173 10 Models for the Delivery of Care......Page 187 11 Factoring Culture Into Outcomes Measurement in Mental Health......Page 205 12 Psychopharmacology and Culture......Page 224 13 Legal and Ethical Issues in Research Relating to Mood Disorders......Page 240 14 Strategies for Recruitment and Retention of Minorities in Research of Mood Disorders......Page 259 15 Training the Next Generation of Health Care Professionals: Awareness and Appreciation of Cultural Issues in Mental Health......Page 279 A......Page 310 C......Page 311 H......Page 312 M......Page 313 P......Page 314 T......Page 315 Y......Page 316 "Mood disorders, like depression, bipolar disorder, and dysthymia, are common psychological illnesses that occur worldwide and across the life-span. There is a growing consensus among mental health clinicians and researchers that culture and cultural contect are often key determinants in mood disorder prevention and outcome. It have become increasingly apparent that an appropriate understanding of culture is essential for treatments to be effective, and for optimal outcomes to be obtained by individuals suffering from these conditions. This text focuses on cross-cultural issues arising in the context of diagnosis, treatment, and research of mood disorders within diverse populations of the United States. With specific case examples to supplement the topics reviewed in each chapter, this important volume will be of great interest to all clinicians and researchers working in the area of mood disorders." -- Publisher 1. Using Care with Culture, Jeffrey L. Longhofer, Elizabeth Song Carpenter, and Megan Nordquest. 2. Issues in the Diagnosis and Assessment of Mood Disorders in Minorities, Humberto Marin and Javier Escobar. 3. Culture-Specific Diagnoses and Their Relationship to Mood Disorders, Peter Guarnaccia and Igda Martinez Pincay. 4. The Epidemiology of Mood Disorders Among U.S. Minority Populations, Sana Loue. 6. Health Care Seeking and Access, Earnestine Willis and Sheryl E. Allen. 7. The Scientific Status of Complementary and Alternative Medicines for Mood Disorders: A Review, Declan Barry and Mark Be