Rethinking work with ?multicultural populations?
- 1 December 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Community Mental Health Journal
- Vol. 29 (6) , 547-559
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00754263
Abstract
This article examines the importance of ethnic and cultural factors in mental health and mental illness, through consideration of race and culture in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness, by examining patterns of service utilization by multicultural populations, and by advocating for policies which support multicultural initiatives in public mental health.Keywords
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