Cross-cultural training in mental health care--challenges and experiences from Sweden and Germany.

Cross-cultural training in mental health care--challenges and experiences from Sweden and Germany. Eur Psychiatry. 2012 Jun;27 Suppl 2:S70-5 Authors: Bäärnhielm S, Mösko M Abstract Globalization and cultural diversity challenge mental health care in Europe. Sensitivity to culture in mental health care benefits effective delivery of care to the individual patient and can be a contribution to the larger project of building a tolerant multicultural society. Pivotal for improving cultural sensitivity in mental health care is knowledge in cross-cultural psychiatry, psychology, nursing and related fields among professionals and accordingly training of students and mental health professionals. This paper will give an overview, and a critical examination, of current conceptualisation of cross-cultural mental health training. From German and Swedish experiences the need for crosscultural training and clinical research on evaluation will be presented. PMID: 22863254 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Source: Journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Eur Psychiatry Source Type: research