Cultural and Linguistic Considerations in Psychodiagnosis with Hispanics: The Need for an Empirically Informed Process Model

It is estimated that in the next century nearly half of the clientele seeking mental health services will be members of ethnic minority groups. Hispanics are the most rapidly growing population in the United States, and epidemiological evidence suggests that they present higher levels of psychiatric...

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Published in:Social work (New York) 2001-01, Vol.46 (1), p.39-49
Main Authors: Malgady, Robert G., Zayas, Luis H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acculturation
Client Characteristics (Human Services)
Clinical Diagnosis
Communication Barriers
Comorbidity
Cross Cultural Training
Cultural Characteristics
Cultural Sensitivity
Culture
Diagnosis
Ethnic Groups
Ethnicity
Ethnolinguistics
Health Services Accessibility
Health Services Needs and Demand
Hispanic Americans
Hispanic Americans - psychology
Hispanic people
Hispanics
Humans
Language
Language Acquisition
Linguistic aspects
Linguistics
Medical History Taking
Mental disorders
Mental Disorders - diagnosis
Mental Disorders - epidemiology
Mental Health
Mental Health Programs
Mental Health Services
Mental Health Services - standards
Mental Illness
Minority & ethnic groups
Process Assessment (Health Care)
Professional-Patient Relations
Psychiatric diagnosis
Psychiatric disorders
Psychiatric social work
psychodiagnosis
Psychodiagnostics
Psychological aspects
Psychological interviews
Psychology
Social aspects
Social work
Social Work, Psychiatric - standards
Social Workers
Sociocultural Factors
Symptoms
Translating
United States - epidemiology
United States of America
USA
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Summary:It is estimated that in the next century nearly half of the clientele seeking mental health services will be members of ethnic minority groups. Hispanics are the most rapidly growing population in the United States, and epidemiological evidence suggests that they present higher levels of psychiatric symptomatology and prevalence rates of disorder compared with other ethnic groups. Despite the unprecedented recognition of cultural considerations found in DSM-IV for rendering a psychiatric diagnosis, there is still surprisingly little empirical research examining cultural and linguistic factors influencing the diagnostic process. This article critically reviews this research and considers process variables that can inform social workers' culturally sensitive diagnosis of Hispanics.
ISSN:0037-8046
1545-6846
DOI:10.1093/sw/46.1.39