A Meta‐Review of Research on Cross‐Cultural Counseling and Psychotherapy

Atkinson, Donald R.

doi:10.1002/j.2161-1912.1985.tb00151.x

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“…Given the significant role of culture in understanding psychological concepts, it is now a widely accepted argument that the meanings attributed to psychological problems and the ways people cope with them vary in different socio-cultural contexts (Atkinson 1985;Helman 1990). For example, university students from relatively collectivist cultures seem to utilize counseling services less than students from individualistic cultures, and there are more negative attitudes toward professional help-seeking in the former contexts (Gloria et al 2001).…”

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Psychological Help-Seeking Attitudes and Barriers to Help-Seeking in Young People in Turkey

Koydemir

Erel

Yumurtacı

et al. 2010

Int J Adv Counselling

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This qualitative research sought to understand the needs of Turkish university students related to adjustment to university, the sources they seek help from, their attitudes about and barriers to psychological help-seeking. Data analysis of interview transcriptions from 15 undergraduates identified several themes. Interpersonal problems, difficulties with staff and authority and future concerns were the most frequent issues. Students preferred informal sources of help in dealing with problems and in the main did not seek psychological help when confronted with problems. Perceiving one's problems as manageable and having an unwillingness to disclose oneself to others were among the barriers to help-seeking. Students were also unwilling to seek help from a professional unless the problem seemed crucial.

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Psychological Help-Seeking Attitudes and Barriers to Help-Seeking in Young People in Turkey

Koydemir

Erel

Yumurtacı

et al. 2010

Int J Adv Counselling

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“…First, the proposition that Asian-American clients experience less positive outcomes in treatment has developed largely from clinical anecdotal accounts and utilization findings, but a direct empirical test of this notion has not been made. No outcome studies have been conducted that compare the effectiveness of psychotherapy with Asian Americans and Whites (Atkinson, 1985;Leong, 1986). Second, even when indirect evidence (e.g., ethnic differences in premature termination rates) suggests differential outcomes between Asian and White clients, it is unclear if these can be attributed t o ethnic effects.…”

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Treatment outcomes of Asian- and White-American clients in outpatient therapy

Zane

Enomoto

Chun

1994

J. Community Psychol.

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This study was the first to examine extensively the outcomes of Asian‐American clients in mental health treatment. The research evaluated the short‐term effects of outpatient individual psychotherapy. The focus on shortterm outcome was particularly appropriate in view of earlier utilization studies that have consistently found higher premature termination rates and shorter treatment stays for Asian clients relative to White clients. The study used multiple outcome criteria from two different sources: Client self‐reports of symptomatology and satisfaction with services and therapist evaluations of client symptomatology and adjustment. To better interpret ethnic effects, client and therapist variables (e.g., social class and pretreatment adjustment) that often have been confounded with ethnicity were accounted for in a multiple regression design. Results indicated poorer short‐term treatment outcomes for Asian‐American clients. Asian clients were less satisfied than White clients on all five satisfaction indices and reported greater depression, hostility, and anxiety after four sessions of treatment. No ethnic differences were found on the therapist‐rated outcome measures, but there was a tendency for therapists to evaluate Asian clients as having lower levels of psychosocial functioning than White clients after short‐term treatment. The findings underscore the need for culturally responsive therapies because Asian‐American clients are experiencing worse outcomes, and these outcomes cannot be attributed to cultural differences between Asian and White clients that exist prior to treatment.

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“…Reviews of the treatment outcome literature have yielded several inconsistent results (see Atkinson, 1985;Sattler, 1977;S. Sue et al, 1994 for detailed reviews).…”

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Psychotherapy With African American Men: What We Know and What We Need to Know

Thorn

Sarata

1998

J Multicult Couns & Deve

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African American men are at an increasingly high risk of experiencing psychological disturbances. Strategies for establishing effective therapeutic relationships with these clients are provided in the literature. Notably absent are empirical data pertaining to the effectiveness of psychotherapy with African American men. This article reviews the literature on psychotherapy and proposes an agenda for the next decade of research with African American male clients.

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A Meta‐Review of Research on Cross‐Cultural Counseling and Psychotherapy

Cited by 86 publications

References 32 publications

Psychological Help-Seeking Attitudes and Barriers to Help-Seeking in Young People in Turkey

Psychological Help-Seeking Attitudes and Barriers to Help-Seeking in Young People in Turkey

Treatment outcomes of Asian- and White-American clients in outpatient therapy

Psychotherapy With African American Men: What We Know and What We Need to Know

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