title: Cross-cultural training in mental health care--challenges and experiences from Sweden and Germany.
abstract: Globalization and cultural diversity challenge mental health care in Europe. Sensitivity to culture in mental health care benefits effective delivery of care to the individual patient and can be a contribution to the larger project of building a tolerant multicultural society. Pivotal for improving cultural sensitivity in mental health care is knowledge in cross-cultural psychiatry, psychology, nursing and related fields among professionals and accordingly training of students and mental health professionals. This paper will give an overview, and a critical examination, of current conceptualisation of cross-cultural mental health training. From German and Swedish experiences the need for crosscultural training and clinical research on evaluation will be presented.
authors.affiliation: Transcultural Centre, Stockholm County Council & Karolinska Institutet. sofie.baarnhielm@sll.se
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bäärnhielm
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mösko
mesh_terms: D018864:Cultural Diversity; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology*; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D008605:Mental Health Services; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education*; D013548:Sweden