Mental Health Care in
Different Cultures
Purpose:
In American culture, mental health care is widely available,
and the promotion of mental health awareness are valued. In a 2020 poll conducted by the American Psychological
Association, “Eighty seven percent of American adults agreed that having a
mental health disorder is nothing to be ashamed of and 86% said that they
believe that people with mental health disorders can get better.” The purpose of this assignment is to
look at how attitudes toward mental illness vary among countries and cultures.
Task: (1) Your
task is to select a country of interest, contingent upon instructor
approval. (2) Research a country by
typing in the internet search bar the name of the country and then .gov or you
may interview a person from a different country who is familiar with mental
health care in that country. (3) Finally, answer 10 on the questions below with
a 2-4 complete sentence response for each question. Each question is worth 1 point. (4) Please be
sure to name your country and to cite your information. Informational resources are also listed at the
end of the assignment.
1. Describe
mental health care availability (fees for service, socialized, private
practice, hospital settings).
2. Describe
when individuals tend to seek out mental health care services (divorce,
depression, illness, drug use).
3. Are
there laws or rules that govern the regulation of mental health care services
(testing, licensing)?
4. What
are the educational requirements for psychologists (coursework, degrees)?
5. Are
there professional resources available to psychologists (organizations,
research, publications, positions)?
6. What
are the political or economic issues that affect mental health care and the
field of psychology (parity laws, an aging population, disease, shortage of
psychologists, lack of knowledge)?
7. What
are the attitudes among the individuals seeking help? Do individuals feel ashamed to ask for help?
8. What
is the most common mental illness (depression, mood, schizophrenia, ADD,
anxiety)? Are there any reasons to
explain this?
9. What
are the outcomes, prognosis, or cure rate for the most common mental illness?
10. What
are the most common types of therapies, care or treatment used (cognitive,
insight, behavioral, drug, group)?
11. Is
there gender, socioeconomic or cultural differences in psychological
disorders? What about in comparison to
the United States?
12. Are
there gender or cultural differences that might impact treatment?
13. What
are the religious aspects that might interfere with the treatment of a
psychological disorder?
14. What
are the social aspects that might interfere with the treatment of a
psychological disorder?
15. What
types of psychologists are most common (clinical, child, developmental,
biological, environmental, industrial/organizational, or cognitive?
16. What
types of stresses do individuals experience?
Is there an impact on heart disease or immune system responses?
17. What
types of coping strategies do individuals use (meditation, religion,
volunteerism, hobbies)?
18. What
types of social support networks are most available to people (family, church,
work)?
19. How
is the issue of suicide addressed? Is
there a stigma?
Criteria for Success: Your assignment will be graded based on the
following criteria: (a) Do you have a 2-4 complete sentence response for each
question that is free of spelling and grammar errors? (b) Is
your posting a good integration of the content (c) Did you provide an answer to
all the questions that are clear to the reader.
Optional informational sources that can be obtained in
the HL-OCC Library:
·
Andrews, M.M. and Boyle, J.S. (2016). Transcultural
Concepts in Nursing Care. Wolters, Kluwer, Philadelphia.
·
Chin, J.L. (2009). Praeger Perspectives Diversity in Mind and
in Action-Multiple Faces of Identity-Volume 1. A B B -C L I O Press, California.
·
Constantine, M.G. and Sue, D.W.
(2005). Strategies for Building
Multicultural Competence in Mental Health and Educational Settings. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New Jersey.
·
Galanti, G. A. (2015). Caring for
Patients from Different Cultures-5th Edition. University of Pennsylvania Press,
Philadelphia.
·
Purnell, L. D. (2014). Culturally Competent Health Care- 3rd
Edition. F.A.Davis Company,
Philadelphia
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