Effects of cultural themes in psychotic symptoms on the diagnosis of schizophrenia in African Americans
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19504683 |
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| Authors | Arthur L Whaley (0000-0002-6767-9789, University of Michigan, corresponding author), Brittany N Hall (0000-0002-6101-7805, The University of Texas at Austin) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 457-471 |
| Publication date | 2009-07-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mental Health Religion & Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1367-4676 • E-ISSN: 1469-9737 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13674670902758273 |
| OpenAlex | W1980749578 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 33 |
Cultural themes focusing on race-related issues and religiosity were identified via content analysis in the delusions and hallucinations of a sample of 118 African American psychiatric patients. The purpose of the study was to determine whether cultural themes in psychotic symptoms influence the diagnosis from different sources (i.e., chart, SCID, and best estimate) of schizophrenia for Black patients. It was hypothesized that the best estimate diagnoses of cultural experts would diagnose schizophrenia in African Americans more frequently when they exhibit race-related themes in their psychotic symptoms. It was also hypothesized that diagnosis of the paranoid subtype would yield a stronger difference among the sources than the broader category of schizophrenia. The results did not support the hypotheses. Implications for understanding the relationship between culture and psychosis among African Americans are discussed
African american · Diagnosis of schizophrenia · Ethnic group · Medical diagnosis · Psychiatric diagnosis · Psychiatry · Psychosis · Religiosity · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology · Schizophrenia research and treatment · Social Psychology
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Nonspecific Psychological Distress and Other Dimensions of Psychopathology
The African American Minister as a Source of Help for Serious Personal Crises
Clinical treatment of the nondisclosing Black client
Clinical treatment of the nondisclosing Black client
Use of inpatient mental health services by members of ethnic minority groups
The advantages of studying psychological phenomena rather than psychiatric diagnoses
Subjective Religiosity among African Americans
A Two-Stage Method for the Study of Cultural Bias in the Diagnosis of Schizophrenia in African Americans
| Highly cited | No |
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