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Culturally Adapted Mental Health Treatments: A Meta-Analysis, Derek Griner
Culturally Adapted Mental Health Treatments: A Meta-Analysis, Derek Griner
Theses and Dissertations
In recent years psychologists have increased awareness and concern regarding the quality of mental health services provided to people of color. For several reasons clients of color often find traditional mental health services foreign or unhelpful. To help diminish obstacles faced by clients of color, several authors have advocated traditional mental health treatments be modified to better match clients' cultural contexts. Researchers have also begun investigating outcomes associated with culturally modified mental health treatments, often contrasting them with traditional mental health services. Recently numerous studies containing empirical data have been published. To date there has been no attempt to review …