Sections
Cross-Cultural Aspects of Addiction: Introduction | Concepts and Definitions | Historical Context | Risk and Protective Factors Moderating the Impact
of Ethnicity | Clinical Cultural Formulation | Cultural Influences on DSM and ICD Nosological Classifications | Management Implications | Conclusion | Key Points | References
Excerpt
In our ever-shrinking global village, the need
for cross-cultural sensitivity and clinical competence increases
as the pace of our contact with people from other cultures accelerates,
either through travel or permanent resettlement. Clinical cultural
competence is a lifelong journey. This chapter focuses on identifying
the clinically relevant variables of culture and their implications
for assessment and management. Most of the recent scientific literature
in English addresses culture in the context of our modern multiethnic
societies in the United States, Great Britain, Canada, and Australia.