Cultural, racial and ethnic competence and psychiatric diagnosis

Ethnicity and Inequalities in Health and Social Care

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 34-41

  Bell, Carl ^a   Williamson, Johnny ^b   Chien, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b General Adult and Reproductive Psychiatrist   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural competence; Cultural sensitivity; Monocultural ethnocentrism; Stereotyping

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992996802     PISSN: 17570980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17570980200800006     Document Type: Review

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