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Multicultural Psychology Reading List

Selected Readings (with pdfs)

"Just therapy" with families on low incomes.
Waldegrave, C. (2005). "Just therapy" with families on low incomes. Child Welfare, 84(2), 265-76.
Acculturation: When Individuals and Groups of Different Cultural Backgrounds Meet.
Sam, D.L., & Berry, J.W. (2010). Acculturation: When Individuals and Groups of Different Cultural Backgrounds Meet. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 5: 472-481.
Adapting CBT for traumatized refugees and ethnic minority patients: Examples from culturally adapted CBT (CA-CBT).
Hinton, D. E., Rivera, E. I., Hofmann, S. G., Barlow, D. H., & Otto, M. W. (2012). Adapting CBT for traumatized refugees and ethnic minority patients: Examples from culturally adapted CBT (CA-CBT). Transcultural Psychiatry, 49(2), 340-365. DOI: 10.1177/1363461512441595
Addressing clients’ racism and racial prejudice in individual psychotherapy: Therapeutic considerations.
Bartoli, E., & Pyati, A. (2009). Addressing clients’ racism and racial prejudice in individual psychotherapy: Therapeutic considerations. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 46(2), 145-157.
Addressing racial and ethnic microaggressions in therapy.
Owen, J., Tao, K. W., Imel, Z. E., Wampold, B. E., & Rodolfa, E. (2014). Addressing racial and ethnic microaggressions in therapy. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 45(4), 283-290.
Ageist language in psychological research.
Schaie, K. W. (1993). Ageist language in psychological research. American Psychologist, 48, 49-51.
Are empirically supported treatments valid for ethnic minorities?Toward an alternative approach for treatment research.
Bernal, G., & Scharrón-del-Río, M. R. (2001). Are empirically supported treatments valid for ethnic minorities? Toward an alternative approach for treatment research. Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology, 7(4), 328-342.
Are somatoform disorders changing with time? The case of neurasthenia in China.
Lee, S., & Kleinman, A. (2007). Are somatoform disorders changing with time? The case of neurasthenia in China. Psychosomatic medicine, 69(9), 846–849.
Assessment of psychopathology across and within cultures: Issues and findings.
Draguns, J. G., & Tanaka-Matsumi, J. (2003). Assessment of psychopathology across and within cultures: Issues and findings. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 41, 755-776.
Assisting war-torn populations - Should we prioritize reducing daily stressors to improve mental health? Comment on Miller and Rasmussen (2010)
Neuner, F. (2010). Assisting war-torn populations - Should we prioritize reducing daily stressors to improve mental health? Comment on Miller and Rasmussen (2010). Social Science & Medicine, 71, 1381-1384.
Attitudes toward spirituality/religion among members of the association for behavioral and cognitive therapies.
Rosmarin, D. H., Green, D., Pirutinsky, S., & McKay, D. (2013). Attitudes toward spirituality/religion among members of the association for behavioral and cognitive therapies. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 44(6), 424-433.
Biculturalism unpacked: Components, measurement, individual differences, and outcomes
Nguyen, A. D., & Benet-Martinez, V. (2007). Biculturalism unpacked: Components, measurement, individual differences, and outcomes. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 1, 101-114.
Can rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) be effectively used with people who have devout beliefs in god and religion?
Ellis, A. (2000). Can rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) be effectively used with people who have devout beliefs in god and religion? Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 31(1), 29-33.
The case for cultural competency in psychotherapeutic interventions.
Sue, S., Zane, N., Hall, G. C. N., & Berger, L. K. (2009). The case for cultural competency in psychotherapeutic interventions. Annual Review of Psychology, 60, 525-548
Clinical assessment: A multicultural perspective.
Summerfield, D. (1999). A critique of seven assumptions behind psychological trauma programmes in war-affected countries. Social Science and Medicine, 48, 1449-1462.
Commonality and the complexity of "we": Social attitudes and social change.
Dovidio, J. F., Gaertner, S. L., & Saguy, T. (2009). Commonality and the complexity of "we": Social attitudes and social change. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 13(1), 3-20.
Community-based mental health treatments for survivors of torture and militant attacks in Southern Iraq: A randomized trial.
Weiss, W. M., Murray, L. K., Zangana, G. A. S., Mahmooth, Z., Kaysen, D., Drosey, S. … Bolton, P. (2015). Community-based mental health treatments for survivors of torture and militant attacks in Southern Iraq: A randomized trial. BMC Psychiatry, 15, 249-265.
A community-based treatment for Native American historical trauma: Prospects for evidence-based practice.
Gone, J. P. (2009). A community-based treatment for Native American historical trauma: Prospects for evidence-based practice. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 77, 751-762. doi:10.1037/a0015390
Comparative studies of acculturative stress.
Berry, J. W., Kim. U., Minde, T., & Mok, D. (1987). Comparative studies of acculturative stress. International Migration Review, 21, 491-511.
The contribution of cultural competence to evidence-based care for ethnically diverse populations.
Huey Jr, S. J., Tilley, J. L., Jones, E. O., & Smith, C. A. (2014). The contribution of cultural competence to evidence-based care for ethnically diverse populations. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 10, 305-338.
Controlled trial of psychotherapy for Congolese survivors of sexual violence: Supplementary appendix.
Bass, J., Annan, J., McIvor Murray, S., Kaysen, D., Griffiths, S., Cetinoglu, T., Wachter, K., Murray, L., & Bolton, P. A. (2013). Controlled trial of psychotherapy for Congolese survivors of sexual violence: Supplementary appendix. N Engl J Med, 368(23), 2182 - 2191.
Controlling other people: The impact of power on stereotyping.
Fiske, S. T. (1993). Controlling other people: The impact of power on stereotyping. American Psychologist, 48, 621-627.
Critical cultural awareness: Contributions to a globalizing psychology.
Christopher, J. C., Wendt, D. C., Marecek, J., & Goodman, D. M. (2014). Critical cultural awareness: Contributions to a globalizing psychology. American Psychologist, 69(7), 645-654.
Cultural competence and evidence-based practice in mental health: Epistemic communities and the politics of pluralism.
Kirmayer, L. J. (2012). Cultural competence and evidence-based practice in mental health: Epistemic communities and the politics of pluralism. Social Science and Medicine, 75, 249-256.
Cultural difference and the therapeutic alliance: An evidence-based analysis.
Vasquez, M. J. T. (2007a). Cultural difference and the therapeutic alliance: An evidence-based analysis. American Psychologist, 62, 878–886.
Cultural formulation of psychiatric diagnosis: Psychotic depression and alcoholism in an American Indian man.
O’Nell, T. D. (1998). Cultural formulation of psychiatric diagnosis: Psychotic depression and alcoholism in an American Indian man. Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry, 22, 123-136.
Culturally Adapted Psychotherapy and the Legitimacy of Myth: A Direct Comparison Meta-Analysis.
Benish, S. G. (2011). Culturally Adapted Psychotherapy and the Legitimacy of Myth: A Direct Comparison Meta-Analysis. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 58, 279–289.
Cultural psychopathology: Uncovering the social world of mental illness.
López, S., & Guarnaccia, P. J. (2000). Cultural psychopathology: Uncovering the social world of mental illness. Annual Review of Psychology, 51, 571-598.
The cultural shaping of depression: somatic symptoms in China, psychological symptoms in North America?
Ryder, A. G., Yang, J., Zhu, X., Yao, S., Yi, J., Heine, S. J., & Bagby, R. M. (2008). The cultural shaping of depression: somatic symptoms in China, psychological symptoms in North America? Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 117(2), 300–313.
Cultural variation in affect valuation.
Tsai, J. L., Knutson, B., & Fung, H. H. (2006). Cultural variation in affect valuation. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 90, 288-307
Cultural variations in the clinical presentation of depression and anxiety: Implications for diagnosis and treatment.
Kirmayer, L. J. (2001). Cultural variations in the clinical presentation of depression and anxiety: Implications for diagnosis and treatment. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 62, 22–30.
Culture, context and experience in psychiatric diagnosis.
Kirmayer, L. J. (2005). Culture, context and experience in psychiatric diagnosis. Psychopathology, 38(4), 192–196. doi:10.1159/000086090
Culture and psychiatric evaluation: Operationalizing cultural formulation for DSM-5.
Lewis-Fernández, R., Aggarwal, N. K., Bäärnhielm, S., Rohlof, H., Kirmayer, L. J., Weiss, M. G., . . . Lu, F. (2014). Culture and psychiatric evaluation: Operationalizing cultural formulation for DSM-5. Psychiatry, 77(2), 130-54. doi: 101521psyc2014772130
Culture and psychopathology: Foundations, issues, and directions.
Marsella, A. J., & Yamada, A. M. (2007). Culture and psychopathology: Foundations, issues, and directions. In S. Kitayama & D. Cohen (Eds.), Handbook of cultural psychology (pp. 797-818). New York: Guilford Press
Cultures and Selves: A Cycle of Mutual Constitution.
Markus, H.R., & Kitayama, S. (2010). Cultures and Selves: A Cycle of Mutual Constitution. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 5: 420-430
Cultures in psychiatric nosology: The CCMD-2-R and international classification of mental disorders.
Lee, S. (1996). Cultures in psychiatric nosology: The CCMD-2-R and international classification of mental disorders. Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry, 20, 421-472.
Deny, distance, or dismantle? How white Americans manage a privileged identity.
Knowles, E. D., Lowery, B. S., Chow, R. M., & Unzueta, M. M. (2014). Deny, distance, or dismantle? How white Americans manage a privileged identity. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 9(6), 594-609.
Depression and emotional reactivity: Variation among Asian Americans of East Asian descent and European Americans.
Chentsova-Dutton, Y. E., Chu, J. P., Tsai, J. L., Rottenberg, J., Gross, J. J., & Gotlib, I. H. (2007). Depression and emotional reactivity: Variation among Asian Americans of East Asian descent and European Americans. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 116(4), 776- 785.
Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
Murray, J. L., Vos, T., Lozano, R. et al. (2012). Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. The Lancet, 230, 21-97-2223.
Diversity ideologies and intergroup relations: An examination of colorblindness and multiculturalism.
Rattan, A., & Ambady, N. (2013). Diversity ideologies and intergroup relations: An examination of colorblindness and multiculturalism. European Journal of Social Psychology, 43(1), 12-21.
Does culture influence what and how we think? Effects of priming individualism and collectivism.
Oyserman, D., & Lee, S. (2008). Does culture influence what and how we think? Effects of priming individualism and collectivism. Psychological Bulletin, 134, 311–342.
Do no harm: Towards contextually appropriate psychosocial support in complex emergencies.
Wessells, M. (2009). Do no harm: Towards contextually appropriate psychosocial support in complex emergencies. American Psychologist, 64(8), 842-854.
Emil Kraepelin on the cultural and ethnic factors in mental illness
Pols, H. (2011). Emil Kraepelin on the cultural and ethnic factors in mental illness. Psychiatric Times.
Enacting Cultural Interests How Intergroup Contact Reduces Prejudice by Sparking Interest in an Out-Group’s Culture.
Brannon, T. N., & Walton, G. M. (2013). Enacting Cultural Interests How Intergroup Contact Reduces Prejudice by Sparking Interest in an Out-Group’s Culture. Psychological science, 24(10), 1947-1957.
Ethnic identity and change in social context.
Saylor, E. S., & Aries, E. (1999). Ethnic identity and change in social context. Journal of Social Psychology, 139, 549-566.
Further evidence for the cultural norm hypothesis: Positive emotion in depressed and control European American and Asian American women.
Chentsova-Dutton, Y. E., Tsai, J. L., & Gotlib, I. H. (2010). Further evidence for the cultural norm hypothesis: Positive emotion in depressed and control European American and Asian American women. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 16(2), 284–295. doi:10.1037/a0017562
Guidelines for psychological practice with girls and women: A Joint Task Force of APA Divisions 17 and 35.
American Psychological Association. (2007). Guidelines for psychological practice with girls and women: A Joint Task Force of APA Divisions 17 and 35. http://www.apa.org/about/division/girlsandwomen.pdf
Guidelines for Psychological Practice With Older Adults.
American Psychological Association. (2003a). Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Older Adults. http://www.apa.org/practice/Guidelines_for_Psychological_Practice_with_Older_Adults.pdf
Guidelines for psychotherapy with lesbian, gay and bisexual clients.
American Psychological Association. (2000). Guidelines for psychotherapy with lesbian, gay and bisexual clients. American Psychologist, 55, 1440–1451.
Guidelines on multicultural education, training, research, practice and organizational change for psychologists.
American Psychological Association (2003). Guidelines on multicultural education, training, research, practice and organizational change for psychologists. American Psychologist, 58, 377-402.
How stereotypes impair women's careers in science.
Reuben, E., Sapienza, P., & Zingales, L. (2014). How stereotypes impair women's careers in science. PNAS Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 111(12), 4403- 4408.
Implementing global mental health.
Kleinman, A. (2013). Implementing global mental health. Depression & Anxiety, 30, 503-505.
The importance of both similarities and differences in multicultural counseling: Reaction to C. H. Patterson.
Pedersen, P. (1996). The importance of both similarities and differences in multicultural counseling: Reaction to C. H. Patterson. Journal of Counseling & Development, 74(3), 236-237.
Incorporating struggles with racism and ethnic identity in therapy with adolescents.
Zayas, L. H. (2001). Incorporating struggles with racism and ethnic identity in therapy with adolescents. Clinical Social Work Journal, 29(4), 361-373.
In Defense of Cultural Competency in Psychotherapy and Treatment.
Sue, S. (2003). In Defense of Cultural Competency in Psychotherapy and Treatment. American Psychologist, 58(11), 964-970
Islam 101: Understanding the religion and therapy implications.
Ali, S. R., Liu, W. M., & Humedian, M. (2004). Islam 101: Understanding the religion and therapy implications. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 35(6), 635-642.
Issues and challenges in the design of culturally adapted evidence-based interventions.
Castro, F. G., Barerra, M., & Holleran Steiker, L. K. (2010). Issues and challenges in the design of culturally adapted evidence-based interventions. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 6, 213-239.
Issues for DSM-V: The Role of Culture in Psychiatric Diagnosis.
Alarcón, R. D., Becker, A. E., Lewis-Fernández, R., Like, R. C., Desai, P., Foulks, E., … Primm, A. (2009). Issues for DSM-V: The Role of Culture in Psychiatric Diagnosis. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 197(8), 559–660. doi:10.1097/NMD.0b013e3181b0cbff
Language and the development of children’s ethnic prejudice.
Nesdale, J. (2001). Language and the development of children’s ethnic prejudice. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 20, 90-110.
Lay concepts of psychosis in Busoga, Eastern Uganda: A pilot study.
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Abbo, C., Okello, E., Ekblad, S., Waako, P., & Musisi, S. (2008). Lay concepts of psychosis in Busoga, Eastern Uganda: A pilot study. World Cultural Psychiatry Research Review 3(3), 132-145.
Linking of social change and developmental change: Shifting pathways of human development.
Greenfield, P.M. (2009). Linking of social change and developmental change: Shifting pathways of human development. Developmental Psychology, 45, 401-418.
Mental health and armed conflict: The importance of distinguishing between war exposure and other sources of adversity: A 8 response to Neuner
Miller, K. & Rasmussen, A. (2010). Mental health and armed conflict: The importance of distinguishing between war exposure and other sources of adversity: A 8 response to Neuner. Social Science & Medicine, 71, 1385-1389. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.07.020
Mental health and the global agenda.
Becker, A. E. & Kleinman, A. (2013). Mental health and the global agenda. New England Journal of Medicine, 369, 66-73. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMra1110827 Prince et al. (2007). No health without mental health. The Lancet, 370(9590), 859- 877.
Mental health disparities research: The impact of within and between group analyses on tests of social stress hypotheses.
Schwartz, S., Meyer, I.H., (2010). Mental health disparities research: The impact of within and between group analyses on tests of social stress hypotheses. Social Science & Medicine, 70, 1111-1118.
Mental health of immigrants and refugees.
Pumariega, A. J., Rothe, E., & Pumariega, J. B. (2005). Mental health of immigrants and refugees. Community Mental Health Journal, 41(5), 581-597.
Methodological challenges in treatment outcome research with ethnic minorities.
Lau, A. S., Chang, D. F., & Okazaki, S. Methodological challenges in treatment outcome research with ethnic minorities. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 16, 573-580.
Microaggressions and women in short-term psychotherapy: Initial evidence.
Owen, J., Tao, K., & Rodolfa, E. (2010). Microaggressions and women in short-term psychotherapy: Initial evidence. The Counseling Psychologist, 38(7), 923-946.
Multicultural counseling: From diversity to universality.
Patterson, C. H. (1996). Multicultural counseling: From diversity to universality. Journal of Counseling & Development, 74(3), 227-231
Multicultural experience enhances creativity: The when and how
Leung, A. K., Maddux, W. W., Galisnky, A. D., & Chiu, C. (2008). Multicultural experience enhances creativity: The when and how. American Psychologist, 63, 169-181.
Multicultural minds: A dynamic constructivist approach to culture and cognition.
Hong, Y., Morris, M.W., Chiu, C., & Benet-Martinez (2000). Multicultural minds: A dynamic constructivist approach to culture and cognition. American Psychologist, 55, 709-720.
Multidimensional model of racial identity: A reconceptualization of African American racial identity.
Sellers, R. M., Smith, M., Shelton, J. N., Rowley, S., & Chavous, T. M. (1998). The multidimensional model of racial identity: A reconceptualization of African American racial identity. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 2(1), 18-39.
The nature of contemporary prejudice: Insights from aversive racism.
Pearson, A. R., Dovidio, J. F., & Gaertner, S. L. (2009). The nature of contemporary prejudice: Insights from aversive racism. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 3, 314-338.
Negotiating interracial interactions: Costs, consequences, and possibilities.
Richeson, J. A., & Shelton, J. N. (2007). Negotiating interracial interactions: Costs, consequences, and possibilities. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 16(6), 316-320.
Perceived discrimination and health: A meta-analytic review.
Pascoe, E A. , Richman, L.S. (2009). Perceived discrimination and health: A meta-analytic review. Psychological bulletin, 135(4), 531-554.
Perceptions of racial microaggressions among black supervisees in cross-racial dyads.
Constantine, M. G., & Sue, D. W. (2007). Perceptions of racial microaggressions among black supervisees in cross-racial dyads. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 54(2), 142-153.
Poverty and mental health practice: Within and beyond the 50-minute hour.
Goodman, L. A., Pugach, M., Skolnik, A., & Smith, L. (2013). Poverty and mental health practice: Within and beyond the 50-minute hour. Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session, 69(2), 182-190.
Prejudice, social stress, and mental health in lesbian, gay, and bisexual populations: conceptual issues and research evidence
Meyer, I. H. (2003). Prejudice, social stress, and mental health in lesbian, gay, and bisexual populations: conceptual issues and research evidence. Psychological Bulletin, 129(5), 674.
Presumed fair: Ironic effects of organizational diversity structures.
Kaiser, C. R., Major, B., Jurcevic, I., Dover, T. L., Brady, L. M., & Shapiro, J. R. (2013). Presumed fair: Ironic effects of organizational diversity structures. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 104(3), 504-519.
Psychiatric labeling in cross-cultural perspective.
Murphy, J. M. (1976). Psychiatric labeling in cross-cultural perspective. Science, 191, 1019- 1028
Psychological science in a cultural context.
Gergen, K. J., Gulerce, A., Lock, A., & Misra, G. (1996). Psychological science in a cultural context. American Psychologist, 51(5), 496-503.
Psychological universals: What are they and how can we know?
Norenzayan, A., & Heine, S. J. (2005). Psychological universals: What are they and how can we know? Psychological bulletin, 131(5), 763.
Psychotherapy and the cultural concept of the person.
Kirmayer, L. J. (2007). Psychotherapy and the cultural concept of the person. Transcultural Psychiatry, 44, 232-257.
Psychotherapy for self-stigma among rural clients
Larson, J. E., & Corrigan, P. W. (2010). Psychotherapy for self-stigma among rural clients. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 66(5), 524-536.
Psychotherapy research with ethnic minorities: Empirical, ethical, and conceptual issues.
Hall, G. C. N. (2001). Psychotherapy research with ethnic minorities: Empirical, ethical, and conceptual issues. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 69, 502-510.
Psychotherapy with rural religious fundamentalist clients.
Aten, J. D., Mangis, M. W., & Campbell, C. (2010). Psychotherapy with rural religious fundamentalist clients. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 66(5), 513-523.
Race and Unhealthy Behaviors: Chronic Stress, the HPA Axis, and Physical and Mental Health Disparities Over the Life Course.
Jackson, James S., Knight, Katherine M., Rafferty, Jane A. (2010). Race and Unhealthy Behaviors: Chronic Stress, the HPA Axis, and Physical and Mental Health Disparities Over the Life Course. Am J Public Health 2010 100: 933-939
Racial and ethnic disparities in the use of mental health services.
Dobalian, A., & Rivers, P. A. (2008). Racial and ethnic disparities in the use of mental health services. The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 35(2), 128-141.
Racial and Ethnic Identity: Developmental Perspectives and Research.
Quintana, S.M. (2007) Racial and Ethnic Identity: Developmental Perspectives and Research. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 54, 259–270.
Racial Color Blindness Emergence, Practice, and Implications.
Apfelbaum, E. P., Norton, M. I., & Sommers, S. R. (2012). Racial Color Blindness Emergence, Practice, and Implications. Current directions in psychological science, 21(3), 205-209.
Racial microaggressions in everyday life: Implications for clinical practice.
Sue, D., Capodilupo, C., Torino, G., Bucceri, J. Holder, A., Nadal, K., & Esquilin, M. (2007). Racial microaggressions in everyday life: Implications for clinical practice. American Psychologist, 62, 271- 286
Racism and prejudice as negative impacts on African American clients in therapy.
Priest, R. (1991). Racism and prejudice as negative impacts on African American clients in therapy. Journal of Counseling & Development. Special Issue: Multiculturalism as a fourth force in counseling, 70(1), 213-215.
Redressing First Nations historical trauma: Theorizing mechanisms for indigenous culture as mental health treatment.
Gone, J. P. (2013). Redressing First Nations historical trauma: Theorizing mechanisms for indigenous culture as mental health treatment. Transcultural Psychiatry, 50(5), 683-706.
A renewed agenda for global mental health.
Patel, V., Boyce, N., Collins, P., Saxena, S., & Horton, R. (2011). A renewed agenda for global mental health. Lancet 378(9801),1441-1442. doi:10.1016/S0140- 6736(11)61385-8.
The Reporting of Race and Ethnicity in Medical and Science Journals: Comments Invited.
Flanagin, A., Frey, T., Christiansen, S. L., & Bauchner, H. (2021). The Reporting of Race and Ethnicity in Medical and Science Journals: Comments Invited. JAMA, 325(11), 1049-1052. doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.2104
Rethinking the Concept of Acculturation: Implications for Theory and Research.
Schwartz, S. J., Unger, J. B., Zamboanga, B. L., & Szapocznik, J. (2010). Rethinking the concept of acculturation: Implications for theory and research. American Psychologist, 65, 237–251.
The road much less travelled: Treating rural and isolated clients.
Rainer, J. P. (2010). The road much less travelled: Treating rural and isolated clients. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 66(5), 475-478.
The role of acculturative stress on mental health symptoms for immigrant adolescents: A longitudinal investigation.
Sirin, S. R., Ryce, P., Gupta, T., & Rogers-Sirin, L. (2013). The role of acculturative stress on mental health symptoms for immigrant adolescents: A longitudinal investigation. Developmental Psychology, 49(4), 736-748.
The role of culture and cultural techniques in psychotherapy: A critique and reformulation.
Sue, S., & Zane, N. (1987). The role of culture and cultural techniques in psychotherapy: A critique and reformulation. American Psychologist, 42, 37-45.
Scaling up for the “bottom billion”: “5×5implementation of community mental health care in low-income regions.
Belkin, G. S., Unützer, J., Kessler, R. C., Verdeli, H., Raviola, G. J., Sachs, K., Oswald, C., & Eustache, E. (2011). Scaling up for the “bottom billion”: “5×5implementation of community mental health care in low-income regions. Psychiatric Services, 62(12), 1494–1502. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.000012011.
Science, ethnicity, and bias: Where have we gone wrong?
Sue, S. (1999). Science, ethnicity, and bias: Where have we gone wrong? American Psychologist, 54(12), 1070-1077.
Science faculty's subtle gender biases favor male students.
Moss-Racusin, C., Dovidio, J. F., Brescoll, V. L., Graham, M. J., & Handelsman, J. (2012). Science faculty's subtle gender biases favor male students. PNAS Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 109(41), 16474-16479.
Sexual orientation microaggressions: The experience of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer clients in psychotherapy.
Shelton, K., & Delgado-Romero, E. (2011). Sexual orientation microaggressions: The experience of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer clients in psychotherapy. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 58(2), 210-221.
Social-psychological interventions in education: They’re not magic.
Yeager, D. S., & Walton, G. M. (2011). Social-psychological interventions in education: They’re not magic. Review of Educational Research, 81(2), 267-301.
Social class as culture: The convergence of resources and rank in the social realm
Kraus, M.W., Piff, P. K. & Keltner, D. (2011). Social class as culture: The convergence of resources and rank in the social realm. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 20, 246-250.
Social class culture cycles: How Three gateway contexts shape selves and fuel inequity.
Stephens, N. M., Markus, H.R., & Phillips, L.T (2014). Social class culture cycles: How Three gateway contexts shape selves and fuel inequity. Annual Review of Psychology, 65, 611-634.
Some origins of crosscultural psychiatry.
Oda, A. M. G., Banzato, C. E. M., & Dalgarrondo, P. (2005). Some origins of crosscultural psychiatry. History of Psychiatry, 16(2), 155-169.
State of the science on psychosocial interventions for ethnic minorities
Miranda, J., Bernal, G., Lau, A., Kohn, L. Hwang, W. C., & LaFromboise, T. (2005). State of the science on psychosocial interventions for ethnic minorities. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 1, 113-142
Toward a culture-informed epidemiology: Combining qualitative and quantitative research in transcultural contexts.
de Jong, J., & van Ommeren, M. (2002). Toward a culture-informed epidemiology: Combining qualitative and quantitative research in transcultural contexts. Transcultural Psychiatry, 39(4), 422-433.
Towards a Cultural–Clinical Psychology.
Ryder, A. G., Ban, L. M., & Chentsova-Dutton, Y. E. (2011). Towards a Cultural–Clinical Psychology. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 5(12), 960–975. doi:10.1111/j.1751-9004.2011.00404.x
Understanding the values of religious clients: A model and its application to counseling.
Worthington, E. L. (1988). Understanding the values of religious clients: A model and its application to counseling. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 35(2), 166-174.
Using ethnographic methods in the selection of post disaster, mental health interventions.
Bolton, P., & Tang, A. M. (2004). Using ethnographic methods in the selection of post disaster, mental health interventions. Prehospital Disaster Medicine 19(1), 97- 101.
Validity issues in transcultural epidemiology.
Van Ommeren, M. (2003). Validity issues in transcultural epidemiology. British Journal of Psychiatry, 376-378.
War exposure, daily stressors, and mental health in conflict and post-conflict settings: Bridging the divide between traumafocused and psychosocial frameworks
Miller, K. & Rasmussen, A. (2010). War exposure, daily stressors, and mental health in conflict and post-conflict settings: Bridging the divide between traumafocused and psychosocial frameworks. Social Science & Medicine, 70, 7-16. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.09.029
The weirdest people in the world?
Henrich, J., Heine, S. J., & Norenzayan, A. (2010). The weirdest people in the world? Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 33(2-3), 61-83.
Working to reduce the effects of discrimination: Identity management strategies in organizations.
Shih, M., Young, M. J., & Bucher, A. (2013). Working to reduce the effects of discrimination: Identity management strategies in organizations. American Psychologist, 68(3), 145-157.
Writing trauma: Emotion, ethnography, and the politics of suffering among Somali returnees in Ethiopia.
Zarowsky, C. (2004). Writing trauma: Emotion, ethnography, and the politics of suffering among Somali returnees in Ethiopia. Culture, Medicine, & Psychiatry, 28, 189-209.
“Assume the Position…You Fit the Description.”
Smith, W., Allen, W., & Danley, L. (2007). “Assume the Position…You Fit the Description.” American Behavioral Scientist, 52, 551-578.

Selected Readings - Weblinks (no pdf)

"Exporting trauma: can the talking cure do more harm than good?".
Leach, Anna. (15 Feb 2015). "Exporting trauma: can the talking cure do more harm than good?". The Guardian. Retrieved from http://gu.com/p/457qd/sbl.
The Americanization of mental illness.
Watters, Ethan. (8 Jan 2010). "The Americanization of mental illness". New York Times Magazine. Retrieved from: https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/10/magazine/10psyche-t.html
Applied cross-cultural psychology
Berry, J. W. (1990). Psychology of acculturation: Understanding Individuals moving between cultures. In Brislin, R.W. (Ed.), Applied cross-cultural psychology (pp. 232–253). Cross-cultural research and methodology series. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
Chapter 1: The rise of anorexia in Hong Kong.
Watters, E. (2010). Crazy Like Us: The Globalization of the American Psyche. NY: Free Press. Chapter 1: The rise of anorexia in Hong Kong.
Chapter 2: Culture Counts in Mental Health: Culture, Race, and Ethnicity. A Supplement to the Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General
Chapter 2: Culture Counts. (2001). In Mental Health: Culture, Race, and Ethnicity. A Supplement to the Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, pp 23-49
Chapter 2: The wave that brought PTSD to Sri Lanka.
Watters, E. (2010). Crazy Like Us: The Globalization of the American Psyche. NY: Free Press. Chapter 2: The wave that brought PTSD to Sri Lanka.
Chapter 8 in Handbook of Cultural Psychology
Cohen, D. Methods in Cultural Psychology. Chapter 8 from Handbook of Cultural Psychology, S. Kitayama and D. Cohen (Eds.).
Colonial psychiatry and the African mind
McCulloch, J. (1995). Colonial psychiatry and the African mind. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Introduction.
The comparative validity of screening scales for postnatal common mental disorder in Kintampo, Ghana.
Weobong, B., Akpalu, B., Doku, V., Owusu-Agyei, S., Hurt, L., Kirkwood, B., & Prince, M. (2009). The comparative validity of screening scales for postnatal common mental disorder in Kintampo, Ghana. Journal of Affective Disorders, 113(1-2), 109-117. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2008.05.009.
Concepts and a model for the comparison of medical systems as cultural systems.
Kleinman, A. (1978). Concepts and a model for the comparison of medical systems as cultural systems. Social Science and Medicine, 12, 85-93.
A critique of seven assumptions behind psychological trauma programmes in war-affected countries.
Summerfield, D. (1999). A critique of seven assumptions behind psychological trauma programmes in war-affected countries. Social Science and Medicine, 48, 1449-1462.
Cultural Dimensions of Psychopathology: The Social World’s Impact on Mental Illness.
López, S. R., & Guarnaccia, P. J. (2008). Cultural Dimensions of Psychopathology: The Social World’s Impact on Mental Illness. In J. E. Maddux & B. A. Winstead (Eds.), Psychopathology: Foundations for a contemporary understanding (2nd ed., pp. 19–38). New York, US: Routledge.
Cultural Formulation Guidelines.
Mezzich, J. E., Caracci, G., Fabrega, H., & Kirmayer, L. J. (2009). Cultural Formulation Guidelines. Transcultural Psychiatry, 46(3), 383–405. doi:10.1177/1363461509342942 Supplemental material for Mezzich et al. (2009) Cultural Formulation Guidelines: Case studies pdf document (online supplemental material available on the journal website)
Cultural psychiatry
Lewis-Fernandez, R., & Aggarwal, N. K. (2013). Culture and psychiatric diagnosis. In R. D. Alarcon (Ed.), Cultural psychiatry (pp. 15-30). Basel: Karger Publishers.
Culture and Mental Health.
Mio, J.S., Barker-Hackett, L., & Tumambing, J. (2013). Culture and Mental Health. In Multicultural Psychology: Understanding our Diverse Communities (pp. 260-303). Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill.
Depression, somatization, and the “new cross-cultural psychiatry."
Kleinman, A. (1967). Depression, somatization, and the “new cross-cultural psychiatry.” Social Science and Medicine, 11(1), 3-9.
Depression in cultural context: “Chinese somatization,” revisited.
Ryder, A. G., & Chentsova-Dutton, Y. E. (2012). Depression in cultural context: “Chinese somatization,” revisited. Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 35, 15–36. doi:10.1016/j.psc.2011.11.006
From categories to contexts: A decade of the “New cross-cultural psychiatry”.
Littlewood, R. (1990). From categories to contexts: A decade of the “New cross-cultural psychiatry”. British Journal of Psychiatry, 156, 308-327.
Global Mental Health: A New Global Health Field Comes of Age.
Patel, V. & Prince, M. (2010). Global Mental Health: A New Global Health Field Comes of Age. The Journal of the American Medical Association, 303(19), 1976-1977. doi: 10.1001/jama.2010.616
The hidden dynamics of discrimination: How ideologies organize power and influence intergroup relations.
Foels, R., & Pratto, F. (2015). The hidden dynamics of discrimination: How ideologies organize power and influence intergroup relations. APA handbook of personality and social psychology, volume 2: Group processes. (pp. 341-369) American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
Integrating mental health into primary health care settings after an emergency: Lessons from Haiti.
Rose, N., Hughes, P., Ali, S., & Jones, L. (2011). Integrating mental health into primary health care settings after an emergency: Lessons from Haiti. Intervention, 9(3), 211-224.
mhGAP : Mental Health Gap Action Programme: scaling up care for mental, neurological and substance use disorders.
World Health Organization. (2008). mhGAP : Mental Health Gap Action Programme: scaling up care for mental, neurological and substance use disorders. Geneva: World Health Organization.
Multicultural mental health: Does your skin color matter more than your mind?
Satel, S., & Forster, G. (1999). Multicultural mental health: Does your skin color matter more than your mind? Retrieved December 18, 2005, from https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED419196.pdf
The mutual interactions of culture and emotion.
Markus, H., Kitayama, S., & VandenBos, G. R. (1996). The mutual interactions of culture and emotion. Psychiatric Services, 47(3), 225–226.
Nigrescence theory and measurement: Introducing the CRIS
Cross, W. E. & Vandiver, B. (2001). Nigrescence theory and measurement: Introducing the CRIS. In J. G. Ponterotto, J. M. Casas, L. A. Suzuki, & D. M. Alexander (Eds.), Handbook of multicultural counseling, (2nd Ed, pp. 371-393). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
On the wisdom of considering culture and context in psychopathology
Gone, J. P., & Kirmayer, L. J. (2010). On the wisdom of considering culture and context in psychopathology. Contemporary directions in psychopathology: Scientific foundations of the DSM-V and ICD-11, 72–96.
Public mental health, traumatic stress, human rights violations in low-income countries.
de Jong, J. (2002). Public mental health, traumatic stress, human rights violations in low-income countries. In J. de Jong (Ed.), Trauma, war, and violence: Public mental health in socio-cultural context (pp. 1-92). New York: Kluwer. 9
The role of religion in therapy: Time for psychologists to have a little faith?
Masters, K. S. (2010). The role of religion in therapy: Time for psychologists to have a little faith? Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 17(4), 393-400.
Stereotype threat in intergroup relations.
Schmader, T., Hall, W., & Croft, A. (2015). Stereotype threat in intergroup relations. APA handbook of personality and social psychology, volume 2: Group processes. (pp. 447-471) American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
The superordinate nature of multicultural counseling/therapy.
Sue, D. W., Sue, D., Neville, H. A., & Smith, L. (2019). Counseling the culturally diverse: Theory and practice. John Wiley & Sons.
Toward an integrative model for cross-cultural counseling and psychotherapy.
Leong, F. T. L. (1996). Toward an integrative model for cross-cultural counseling and psychotherapy. Applied and Preventive Psychology, 5, 189-209.
An update of Helms’s White and people of color racial identity models.
Helms, J. E. (1995). An update of Helms’s White and people of color racial identity models. In J. G. Ponterotto, J. M. Casas, L. A. Suzuki, & D. M. Alexander (Eds.), Handbook of multicultural counseling (pp. 181-198). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
What is Multicultural Psychology?
Mio, J.S., Barker-Hackett, L., & Tumambing, J. (2013). What is Multicultural Psychology? In Multicultural Psychology: Understanding our Diverse Communities (pp 1-32). Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill.
White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack.
McIntosh, P. (1989). White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack. Peace and Freedom, 10-12

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