Cultural competence reexamined: Critique and directions for the future

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1362-1365

  Carpenter Song, Elizabeth A ^a   Nordquest Schwallie, Megan ^b   Longhofer, Jeffrey ^c  

^a Harvard Medical Sctiool ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ETHNICITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; RACE; REVIEW;

EID: 35748941955     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2007.58.10.1362     Document Type: Review

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