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Testing the cross-ethnic construct validity of the Brief Symptom Inventory
- Authors:
- HOE Maanse, BREKKE John
- Journal article citation:
- Research on Social Work Practice, 19(1), January 2009, pp.93-103.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The purpose of the present study was to examine the cross-ethnic construct validity of the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI). The sample consisted of 1,166 individuals diagnosed with severe and persistent mental illness who were receiving treatment in community-based mental health programs. Multiple-group confirmatory factor analysis was used to test measurement invariance of the BSI's second-order factor model across three ethnic groups (African Americans, Caucasians, and Latinos). The data supported the configural invariance of the BSI's second-order factor model as well as the full metric invariance and the partial metric invariance. The present study presented substantial empirical evidence for the construct validity of the BSI's second-order factor model across the three ethnic groups.
The dilemma of intervention
- Author:
- JERVIS Margaret
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Today, 7.12.89, 1989, p.22.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
The disturbing circumstances in which Beverley Lewis died might not have been allowed to continue for so long had her mother been white - the mental health system is continuing to discriminate against black people.
DSM-5 research: assessing the mental health needs of older adults from diverse ethnic backgrounds
- Authors:
- ROSE Alexis Lee, CHEUNG Monit
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 21(2), April 2012, pp.144-167.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is being updated and expanded by the American Psychiatric Association, based on scientific criteria for developing comprehensive assessments and culturally appropriate interventions to meet the psychological and behavioural needs of individuals. As a clinical manual, it identifies appropriate care through diagnoses and classifications of mental and behavioural health needs. This article analyses current trends and limitations in the design of the DSM, focusing particularly on its application to older adults from diverse ethnic backgrounds. It is based on a literature review which identified 54 articles published between 2001 and 2011 discussing DSM and its applicability to assessing ethnically diverse older adults' mental health. 5 themes emerged from qualitative analysis of the material: assessment issues related to acculturation, limitations with culture elements, health disparities, evidence-based practice with dementia, and prevalence of anxiety and depression. The article discusses incorporation of additional considerations into the DSM in the light of the literature review findings.
Cultural competence in care
- Authors:
- PAPADOPOULOS Irena, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Openmind, 110, July 2001, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- MIND
Explains culturally appropriate care should be at the heart of mental health services.
Culture and culpability
- Author:
- GEORGE Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 2.11.00, 2000, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
How far should a social worker go in accepting a client's cultural norms, even when these seem to be in conflict with their well-being. The author speaks to an approved social worker, who had to balance her client's mental distress with the family's religious beliefs.
Inspection of personal social services for mentally ill people; November 1985 - October 1988
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publication year:
- 1989
- Pagination:
- 44p.
- Place of publication:
- London
A discussion of the findings of a number of Inspectorate inspections of local authority services to mentally ill people. Main issues : policy and philosophy behind services, assessment of need, financing of services, co-ordination
Assessing the mental health needs of older people
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- Rev. ed.
This web-based resource provides an overview of information and current practice to all those involved in assessing the social care needs of older people with mental health needs. It is aimed primarily at practitioners undertaking assessments, in particular, those front-line staff who may be the first professional in contact with an older person or their family and friends. The Guide provides access to the information and skills that inform sound judgements in the support of service users and carers. Its coverage includes: messages from research; current policy and guidance; service users and carers; the social workers role in assessment; assessing need; black and minority ethnic older people; implications of the Mental Health Act 1983; and interagency working. Also incorporated in the contents are practice and service examples, useful further reading and links to additional information on the web and to full text of official guidance and standards. (Previously published as SCIE Practice Guide no. 2).
South Asian older adults with memory impairment: improving assessment and access to dementia care
- Authors:
- GIEBE Clarissa M., et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 30(4), 2015, pp.345-356.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Objective: With increasing international migration, mental health care of migrants and ethnic minorities is a public health priority. South Asian older adults experience difficulties in accessing services for memory impairment, dementia and mental illness. This review examines barriers and facilitators in the pathway to culturally appropriate mental health care. Methods: Web of Knowledge, Pubmed and Ovid databases were searched for literature on South Asian older adults or their family carers, their understandings of mental illness and dementia and their pattern of service use. Dates were from 1984 to 2012. Abstracts were assessed for relevance, followed by detailed reading of salient papers. Three researchers rated the quality of each included study. A narrative synthesis was undertaken of extracted and charted data. Results: Eighteen studies met the eligibility criteria for the review. South Asians and health professionals highlighted several difficulties which deterred help seeking and access to care: a lack of knowledge of dementia and mental illness, and of local services; stigma; culturally preferred coping strategies; and linguistic and cultural barriers in communication and decision making. Conclusions: To improve access for these groups, service users and providers need to be better informed; services need to be more culturally tailored, sometimes employing staff with similar cultural backgrounds; and health professionals can benefit from dementia education and knowledge of local services. These factors are key to the delivery of the National Dementia Strategy in England. (Publisher abstract)
Assessing the family functioning of inner-city African-American families living with schizophrenia with the McMaster Family Assessment Device
- Authors:
- GUADA Joseph, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Mental Health, 8(3), May 2010, pp.238-253.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The mental health literature has historically focused on the deficits of families, especially for those families with a family member with schizophrenia. This study assessed the family functioning of a group of inner-city African-American families who have a family member living with schizophrenia. This study analyses potential clinical problems for these families using a commonly used family functioning device – the McMaster Family Assessment Device (MFAD), a measure used to assess a broad range of family functioning domains that can be used with confidence across ethnic communities. Participants included 94 African-American families, from South Central Los Angeles, which is an economically challenged area with high rates of crime and unemployment. The families were assessed at baseline before any intervention began. The assessment was a 53 item self-administered questionnaire, used on conjunction with interviews. Findings indicate that the families showed no clinical problems on five of the seven sub-scales, implying that families with a family member with schizophrenia are not deficit-ridden. The authors conclude that the study provides preliminary quantitative evidence that social work research and practice models should avoid a deficit-oriented model when assessing and intervening with similar families.
A Native American perspective on spiritual assessment: the strengths and limitations of a complementary set of assessment tools
- Authors:
- HODGE David R., LIMB Gordon E.
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Work, 35(2), May 2010, pp.121-131.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Mental health practitioners are increasingly called on to administer spiritual assessments with Native American clients, in spite of limited training on the topic. To help practitioners better understand the strengths and limitations of various assessment instruments from a Native perspective, this study used 50 recognised experts in Native American culture to evaluate a complementary set of spiritual assessment instruments or tools. The instruments comprised verbally based spiritual histories and four pen-and-paper, diagrammatic approaches: spiritual lifemaps, spiritual genograms, spiritual eco-maps, and spiritual ecograms. Respondents were asked to assess the consistency of each instrument with Native American culture on an 11-point scale. Two open-ended questions were used to identify the strengths and limitations of each assessment tool in terms of working with Native clients. A brief overview of each instrument is provided together with the results. The authors comment that, by determining the cultural consistency, strengths, and limitations of a complementary family of assessment instruments, practitioners are better positioned to select the approach that best fits the need of a given situation. Practitioners can co-select with clients the instrument that best suits the given environmental context.