The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory–2 (MMPI‐2) is frequently used by professional counselors to assess Chicano or Mexican American clients in various mental health settings. It is important to understand how ethnic and sociocultural variables (e.g., ethnic identity, acculturation, or racism) may influence the assessment process. This article presents strategies for the culturally competent use of the MMPI‐2 with this burgeoning Hispanic subpopulation.
This article presents a series of personal guidelines for promoting the culturally sensitive psychiatric diagnosis of Mexican American/CNcano clients. These guidelines are primarily based on the authors' collective experiences in diagnosing and treating this population.Diagnostic assessment can be especially challenging when a clinician from one ethnic group uses the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition (DSM-Tv; American Psychiatric As- sociation, 1994) to evaluate an individual from a different ethnic or cultural group. A clinician who is unfamiliar with the nuances of an individual's cultural frame of reference may incorrectly judge as psychopathology those normal variations in behavior, belief, or experiences that are particular to the individual's culture (DSM-N 1994). The purpose of this brief article is to present some of our personal insights into the psychiatric diagnosis of Mexican American or Chicano clients. These insights are intended to (a) supplement those made by other clinicians who have previously examined issues related to M g r a Gonzales is a doctoral student in counseling psychology at Michigan State University. Zdalia Castillo-Canez is a graduate student in clinical psychology at San Diego State University. Henry Tarke is regional manager of San Diego Mental Health Services. Fernando Soriano is a research associate for the Child and Family Research Group in San Diego. Piedad Garcia is regional manager for San Diego Comty Mental Health Services. Roberto J . Velasquez is an associate professor of Psychology at San Diego State University. Correspondence regarding this arlicle should be sent to Myra Gonzales, Michigan State University, 11 2 Paolucci Bldg., E. Lansing, MI 48824-1 11 0.
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