Treating Asian American women with eating disorders: multicultural competency and empirically supported treatment.
Disordered eating and body dissatisfaction are occurring among Asian American women, but the vast majority of treatment literature is based on White Western women. Empirically supported treatments are increasingly encouraged for eating disorders, but therapists find little guidance for implementing them in a culturally sensitive manner. This paper reviews eating problems in Asian American women and explores concepts important to cultural competency in therapy. Examples of how cultural adaptations could be made to an empirically supported treatment are illustrated in a case scenario using aspects of C. G. Fairburn's Enhanced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Eating Disorders (2008).
Smart
Rebekah
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Department of Counseling, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California 92831, USA. rsmart@fullerton.edu
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology*; D001828:Body Image; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D054521:Cultural Competency; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010549:Personal Satisfaction