Psychotherapy with African American Women with Depression: Is it okay to Talk about Their Religious/Spiritual Beliefs?
A growing body of research focusing on African Americans’ mental health is showing that this group relies heavily on their religious/spiritual beliefs and practices to cope with mental health issues including depression. Unfortunately, the psychotherapy literature provides little guidance on how to...
Κύριοι συγγραφείς: | ; |
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Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
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Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
Έκδοση: |
MDPI
[2012]
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Στο/Στη: |
Religions
Έτος: 2012, Τόμος: 3, Τεύχος: 1, Σελίδες: 19-36 |
Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Religious
B Spiritual B African American Women B Psychotherapy B Depression B Major Depressive Disorder |
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Πιθανολογούμενα δωρεάν πρόσβαση Volltext (Verlag) Volltext (doi) |
Σύνοψη: | A growing body of research focusing on African Americans’ mental health is showing that this group relies heavily on their religious/spiritual beliefs and practices to cope with mental health issues including depression. Unfortunately, the psychotherapy literature provides little guidance on how to incorporate religion/spirituality into psychotherapy with African American women. With the growing cultural diversity of the U.S. population, there has been more emphasis on providing patient-centered culturally sensitive care, which involves providing care that is respectful of, and responsive to, individual patient preferences, needs, and values. This paper provides a synthesis of literature that psychotherapists could use to become more culturally sensitive and patient-centered in their clinical practices; that is, to recognize and integrate religion/spirituality into their work with African American women experiencing depression, and possibly other groups with similar needs. |
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ISSN: | 2077-1444 |
Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Religions
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3390/rel3010019 |