title: African-American clients: clinical practice issues.
abstract: African-American clients have in general been treated by mental health professionals who assess their behavior in terms of white culture and society. By failing to examine these clients in relation to their own culture, professionals may often arrive at distorted diagnoses that result in ineffective treatment.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa / Q000208:ethnology; D001741:Black or African American; D044383:Black People; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D003469:Culture; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D008605:Mental Health Services; D014481:United States