Cultural Competency

Waite, Roberta; Calamaro, Christina J.

doi:10.1111/j.1744-6163.2009.00226.x

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“…Culture in mental health care is a multifaceted concept and it can be seen as a dynamic process that links the past to the present and is shaped in part by social, historical, and political forces. Culture is more diverse than race or ethnicity and extends to other areas that tend to receive different and less attention than that received by the dominant culture, such as language, gender, class, age, sexual orientation, and religion (Waite & Calamaro, 2009). The cultural factors are important not only among eastern and western societies but even for European multicultural society, because despite the indisputable similarities, there are, also, important and fundamental differences among the northern, central and southern countries forming the European Union.…”

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Meaning in Life, Psychological Well-Being and Depressive Symptomatology: A Comparative Study

Kleftaras¹,

Psarra²

2012

PSYCH

129

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The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship of meaning in life and its dimensions to depression and general psychological health, as well as the differences concerning the meaning of life among individuals with low, moderate and high depressive symptomatology. A sample of 401 newly recruited young men for their national service in the navy, completed four questionnaires on meaning in life, depressive symptomatology, psychological health and socio-demographic factors. Significant associations were found between meaning in life and depressive symptoms. As expected, subjects with higher life meaning were found to have lower depressive symptomatology, while subjects with higher depression scores were found to have a lower sense of meaning in life. However, concerning the meaning in life dimensions, only the "contentedness with life" and the "goal achievement" significantly differentiated individuals of low, moderate and high depressive symptomatology. Furthermore, statistical significant correlations were found between meaning in life and the four dimensions of general health. In the same vein, the comparison between individuals with the lower and the higher meaning of life has shown that the two groups differ significantly with regards to psychological health: those with higher meaning of life present a better psychological health. Finally, being married or involved in a romantic relationship, as well as participation in social activities are proven to be significant sources of meaning. These findings point to a definite relationship of meaning in life with depression and psychological health. Implications for psychotherapy and counselling are discussed.

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Meaning in Life, Psychological Well-Being and Depressive Symptomatology: A Comparative Study

Kleftaras¹,

Psarra²

2012

PSYCH

129

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Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Depression and Its Theoretical Perspectives

Kim

2013

Psychiatr Q

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The purpose of this review is to look at racial/ethnic disparities in the diagnosis of depression and its treatment and to explain the dynamics and causes of these racial/ethnic disparities in depression by looking at several theories, such as perceived racism, cultural competency, and other theories. Perceived racism is that the perceptions of an environmental stimulus as being racist affects the coping responses of ethnic/racial minorities, which alters psychological and physiological stress responses, and finally affects health outcomes negatively. A lower level of cultural competence can lead to health disparities. In addition, lower socioeconomic status and health care providers' beliefs and behaviors about patients' race/ethnicity and class can affect depressive symptoms as well as diagnosis and treatment. In order to reduce these racial/ethnic disparities in depression, diverse interventions should be developed to improve depression outcomes for ethnic minority populations based on these theoretical perspectives.

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“Our Depression is Different”: Experiences and Perceptions of Depression in Young Black Men with a History of Incarceration

Perkins

Kelly

Lasiter

2014

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing

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Cultural Competency

Abstract: Culture and Depression: A Case Example of a Young African American Man

Cited by 5 publications

References 30 publications

Meaning in Life, Psychological Well-Being and Depressive Symptomatology: A Comparative Study

Meaning in Life, Psychological Well-Being and Depressive Symptomatology: A Comparative Study

Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Depression and Its Theoretical Perspectives

“Our Depression is Different”: Experiences and Perceptions of Depression in Young Black Men with a History of Incarceration

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