Thursday, October 16, 2003

Cultural Psychiatric Services: Past, Present and Future
Article in the October Psychiatric Times - "How is cultural psychiatry defined? What is its history in the United States and how will it continue to influence mental health care in the future? What do mental health care professionals need to know to provide culturally sensitive care?" See also the articles Are Assessment and Treatment Influenced by Ethnicity and Gender?, Hispanics and Psychiatric Medications: An Overview, Expressions of Social Anxiety in Asian-Americans and A Diverse Refugee Population Requires Complex Solutions.  
  

The Behavioral Complaint: Symptom of a Psychiatric Disorder or a Matter of Temperament?
Contemporary Pediatrics article at Medscape - "...My point, then, before talking about the distinction between a difficult temperament and a psychiatric disorder, is this: We should, first, look at normal behavior as occupying a very wide range and, second, be careful when categorizing a child's behavior as in some way pathologic." [Viewing Medscape resources requires registration, which is free].