Cultural considerations in child and adolescent psychiatric emergencies and crises.
The United States is a country of immigrants. With the exception of Native Americans, every other American is, or descends from, an immigrant. First- and second-generation immigrant children are the most rapidly growing segment of the American population. The future of American society is ultimately related to the adaptation of these children. Addressing psychiatric emergencies in these populations requires attention to their cultural differences and needs.
Department of Psychiatry and Science, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Box 70567, Johnson City, TN 37614, USA. pumarieg@mail.etsu.edu
Andres J
AJ
Pumariega
Eugenio
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Rothe
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse; D003419:Crisis Intervention; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003469:Culture; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004637:Emergency Services, Psychiatric; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data