Practice Parameter for Cultural Competence in Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Practice

Brief Interventions for Psychosis

“…Italy, and Hispanic countries) (American Psychiatric Association 2013 ; Lewis-Fernández et al 2014 ;Pumariega et al 2013 ). As people emigrate to new nations and are exposed to different prevailing host cultures, their symptom expression and explanatory models will change as they adopt host culture beliefs and behavioral patterns.…”

“…This lack of access particularly impacts some of our most vulnerable populations (minorities, immigrants) who tend to utilize traditional mental health services at much lower rates due to these being less acceptable and culturally relevant (Pumariega et al 2013 ). This lack of access particularly impacts some of our most vulnerable populations (minorities, immigrants) who tend to utilize traditional mental health services at much lower rates due to these being less acceptable and culturally relevant (Pumariega et al 2013 ).…”

“…Culture has been defi ned as an integrated pattern of human behaviors including thoughts, communication, actions, customs, beliefs, values, and institutions of a racial, ethnic, religious, or social nature (Pumariega et al 2013 ). Hughes ( 1993 ) further defi ned culture as a socially transmitted system of ideas that (1) shapes behavior, (2) categorizes perceptions, (3) names selected aspects of experience, (4) is widely shared by members of a particular society or social group, (5) is an orientating framework to coordinate and sanction behavior, and (6) conveys values across the generations.…”

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“…Asked to assess other viable medication options for pregnant women with bipolar disorder, Diav-Citrin said, "Lamotrigine is a possible alternative … with generally reassuring human pregnancy experience, provided that it effectively treats the patient. " (Pumariega et al, 2013) was approved by the AACAP Council on April 16, 2013. The practice parameter highlights factors associated with care of minority populations, including stigma, limitations of the current science for psychiatric diagnosis, and shortcomings in treatment for these populations.…”

ICD-10 VersusDSM-5on Cultural Issues

“…Another definition of acculturation is offered by Buki, Ma, Strom, and Strom (2003): "The concept of acculturation generally refers to the process by which immigrants adapt to a new culture" (p. 128). Pumariega et al (2013) defined acculturation in terms of a "process of change in the cultures of 2 or more groups of individuals from different cultures resulting from their continuous first-hand contact" (p. 1102). These definitions of acculturation are particularly important to consider in the case of patients from Spanish-speaking countries (e.g., Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Panama, Venezuela, etc.)…”