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Developing A Culturally Relevant Mental Health Assessment For Persons Of African Descent, Roberta Iyamu
Developing A Culturally Relevant Mental Health Assessment For Persons Of African Descent, Roberta Iyamu
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects
Abstract
Problem: Persons of African descent have lower access to mental health care, are less likely to receive needed care, and are more likely to be misdiagnosed, experience severe disease, and to receive mental health care through primary care than non-Hispanic Whites. Context: Cultural norms related to mental health as well as the lack of culturally congruent health care delivery contribute to lower mental health care access and uptake among persons of African descent. Interventions: Campinha-Bacote’s cultural competence model and the BATHE technique provided the theoretical framework for the development and implementation of a nurse practitioner (NP) (n = 4) …