The methods and outcomes of cultural adaptations of psychological treatments for depressive disorders: A systematic review

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1131-1146

  Chowdhary, N ^a,i   Jotheeswaran, A T ^b,i   Nadkarni, A ^a   Hollon, S D ^c   King, M ^d   Jordans, M J D ^a,e   Rahman, A ^f   Verdeli, H ^g   Araya, R ^h   Patel, V ^a,i  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^e Department of Research and Development   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^g University of Liverpool ^*  (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Cultural adaptation; depression; developing countries; ethnic minorities; psychological treatment

Indexed keywords

DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MINORITY GROUP; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STANDARDS; TRANSCULTURAL CARE;

CULTURALLY COMPETENT CARE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 84926077255     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291713001785     Document Type: Review

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