[Attitudes towards psychotherapy of young second-generation Turkish immigrants living in Germany].
OBJECTIVE
To assess the effect of cultural identification in Turkish immigrants living in Germany on attitudes towards psychotherapy.


METHODS
The approach to psychotherapy of 139 Turkish immigrants and 164 Germans was examined.


RESULTS
Overall the Turkish population reported a less positive attitude towards psychotherapy in comparison to the German population. The Turkish immigrants with a less traditional cultural background reported a more positive attitude towards psychotherapy when compared to Turkish immigrants of a more Turkish identified traditional cultural background.


CONCLUSIONS
Results suggest that culture-specific factors affect attitudes towards psychotherapy in Turkish immigrants, which indicates a need for intercultural psychotherapeutic education.
Calliess
Iris Tatjana
IT
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Abteilung Sozialpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Hannover. calliess.iris@mh-hannover.de
Schmid-Ott
Gerhard
G
Akguel
Gülay
G
Jaeger
Burkard
B
Ziegenbein
Marc
M
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D011613:Psychotherapy; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey / Q000208:ethnology