The case for cultural competency in psychotherapeutic interventions

Annual Review of Psychology

Volumn 60, Issue , 2009, Pages 525-548

  Sue, Stanley ^a   Zane, Nolan ^a   Hall, Gordon C Nagayama ^b   Berger, Lauren K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural adaptation; Ethnic minority; Evidence based practice; Mental health; Treatment outcomes

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MINORITY GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

CULTURAL COMPETENCY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 60549117114     PISSN: 00664308     EISSN: 15452085     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.psych.60.110707.163651     Document Type: Review

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