Culture and the organization of psychiatric care.
Health care systems of the 21st century confront the confluence of two important forces that conform their policies regarding culture. On the one hand, population demographics announce increasing diversity; on the other, a rising knowledge base regarding the impact of culture on mental health awaits to be incorporated into actual clinical practices nationwide. As regulators and payors incorporate this knowledge into their practices, standards and guidelines, the dream of mental health cultural parity will come somewhat closer to fulfillment. In this article, we have aimed to review how the integration of developing knowledge and evolving standards may contribute to such fulfillment.
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Division of Cultural Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Bellevue Hospital Center and New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA. manuel.trujillo@med.nyu.edu
D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology; D005544:Forecasting; D006040:Goals; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000208:ethnology / Q000628:therapy*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration