title: Psychosocial/cultural issues in medicine and psychiatry: treating African Americans.
abstract: In general, we are raised in a specific cultural environment, and consequently, we have a common sense of identity, shared standards, and religion. The effects of this commonality carries over into health-care situations, including health maintenance and disease prevention. This article provides an overview of how psychosocial/cultural issues have been used with insensitivity to race, culture, and the value orientations of African Americans. It is concluded that the training of all health-care practitioners should include psychosocial/cultural aspects of illnesses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Ctr, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Carter
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003469:Culture; D004194:Disease; D004501:Education, Medical; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011315:Preventive Medicine; D012067:Religion; D012931:Social Environment; D012945:Social Values