This book written and edited by leading experts from around the world looks critically at how
culture impacts on the way posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related disorders are
diagnosed and treated. There have been important advances in clinical treatment and research on
PTSD partly as a result of researchers and clinicians increasingly taking into account how
culture matters. For mental health professionals who strive to respond to the needs of people
from diverse cultures who have experienced traumatic events this book is invaluable. It
presents recent research and practical approaches on key topics including: .How culture shapes
mental health and recovery .How to integrate culture and context into PTSD theory .How
trauma-related distress is experienced and expressed in different cultures reflecting local
values idioms and metaphors .How to integrate cultural dimensions into psychological
interventions. Providing new theoretical insights as well as practical advice it will be of
interest to clinical psychologists psychiatrists and other health professionals as well as
researchers and students engaged with mental health issues both globally and locally. For
mental health professionals who strive to respond to the needs of people from diverse cultures
who have experienced traumatic events this book is invaluable. It presents recent research and
practical approaches on key topics including: How culture shapes mental health and recovery
How to integrate culture and context into PTSD theory How trauma-related distress is
experienced and expressed in different cultures reflecting local values idioms and metaphors
How to integrate cultural dimensions into psychological interventions. Providing new
theoretical insights as well as practical advice it will be of interest to clinical
psychologists psychiatrists and other health professionals as well as researchers and
students engaged with mental health issues both globally and locally.
