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African Americans' Perceptions of Psychotherapy and Psychotherapists.
Abstract
Although psychologists are aware of the differential pattern of use and response to mental health services among ethnic clients, the in-depth understanding that would permit development of appropriate responses and programs is limited. Psychologists often struggle with whether, when, and how efforts to address issues of race, ethnicity, and culture will affect mental health attitudes and therapeutic response. The focus group is a qualitative research strategy that uses a semistructured discussion format to elicit a more in-depth understanding of the attitudes, values, and beliefs that affect behavior (Stewart & Shamdasani, 1990). Although this strategy sacrifices the rigor and precision of quantitative studies, it is a useful preliminary strategy that allows members of communities to share their insights on relevant issues and their opinions about how needs and concerns might be addressed. The current study represents a preliminary effort to understand what values and concerns may affect African American mental health attitudes and service use, as well as what efforts by the psychological community may prove beneficial in promoting an image of multicultural sensitivity and competence. African Americans have been identified as a group that uses mental health services inconsistently (Kessler et al., 1994; D. W.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Thompson, V. L. S., Bazile, A., & Akbar, M.
- Venue
- Professional Psychology: Research and Practice
- Published
- 2004-02
- Volume
- 35
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 19-26
- ISSN
- 0735-7028 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1323
- OpenAlex
- W2089040630
- Cited by
- 438
- References
- 33
- FWCI
- 18.49
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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