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Becoming culturally competent in ethnic psychopharmacology. 2007

Josepha Campinha-Bacote

Transcultural C.A.R.E. Associates, 11108 Huntwicke place, Cincinnati, OH 45241, USA. meddir@aol.com

People from minority backgrounds who have a mental illness experience double discrimination associated with both mental illness and race. In 2001, the Surgeon General's landmark report on race, culture, ethnicity, and mental health compellingly documented racial and ethnic disparities in mental heath care related to issues of misdiagnosis, underuse, overrepresentation, and improper treatment. The report called for sound research, including investigation into the area of psychopharmacology, to determine the extent to which the variability of an individual's response to medications is accounted for by factors related to race, ethnicity, age, gender, family history, or lifestyle. This article will focus on the realm of ethnic psychopharmacology and propose a practice model for nurses to become culturally competent in the area of ethnic psychopharmacology.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D011600	Psychopharmacology	The study of the effects of drugs on mental and behavioral activity.
D003071	Cognition	Intellectual or mental process whereby an organism obtains knowledge.	Cognitive Function,Cognitions,Cognitive Functions,Function, Cognitive,Functions, Cognitive
D005006	Ethnicity	A group of people with a common cultural heritage that sets them apart from others in a variety of social relationships.	Ethnic Groups,Nationality,Ethnic Group,Nationalities
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001523	Mental Disorders	Psychiatric illness or diseases manifested by breakdowns in the adaptational process expressed primarily as abnormalities of thought, feeling, and behavior producing either distress or impairment of function.	Mental Illness,Psychiatric Diseases,Psychiatric Disorders,Psychiatric Illness,Behavior Disorders,Diagnosis, Psychiatric,Mental Disorders, Severe,Psychiatric Diagnosis,Illness, Mental,Mental Disorder,Mental Disorder, Severe,Mental Illnesses,Psychiatric Disease,Psychiatric Disorder,Psychiatric Illnesses,Severe Mental Disorder,Severe Mental Disorders
D012938	Social Perception	The perceiving of attributes, characteristics, and behaviors of one's associates or social groups.	Perception, Social,Perceptions, Social,Social Perceptions
D054521	Cultural Competency	Cultural and linguistic competence is a set of congruent behaviors, attitudes, and policies that come together in a system, agency, or among professionals that enables effective work in cross-cultural situations. Competence implies the capacity to function effectively as an individual and an organization within the context of the cultural beliefs, behaviors, and needs presented by consumers and their communities.	Cultural Sensitivity,Cultural Competence,Competence, Cultural,Competency, Cultural,Cultural Competencies,Cultural Sensitivities,Sensitivities, Cultural,Sensitivity, Cultural