Handbook of Cultural Health Psychology

Consideration of culture in health research, practice and policy is an imperative in culturally pluralistic societies of the global village. This handbook provides a comprehensive discussion on the role of culture in health, and offers an authoritative resource on culturally competent approaches to research, practice, and policy in health and illness behavior. The editors of the handbook and their distinguished contributors describe cultural aspects of the promotion and maintenance of health, the prevention and treatment of ill-health, the understanding of the etiologic and diagnostic correlates of illness, disability and handicap, and advance culturally relevant health research, practice, and policy. All chapters include case study boxes with questions for discussion, summary, thorough and an up-to-date references, and lists of suggested readings. This handbook is essential reading for health care researchers, practitioners, students, and policy-makers. A culturally relevant psychology of health and a culturally competent health care system is the social, ethical and legal imperative of a culturally diverse community in the global village.Kazarian, Shahe S. is the author of 'Handbook of Cultural Health Psychology' with ISBN 9780124027718 and ISBN 0124027717.