Ethnocultural and linguistic bias in mental health evaluation of Hispanics.
Ethnocultural and linguistic bias in mental health evaluation of Hispanics.
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西班牙裔心理健康评估中的民族文化和语言偏见。
DOI：
10.1037//0003-066x.42.3.228
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1987
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Costantino,G
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作者：
Malgady,RG;Rogler,LH;Costantino,G
有效的心理卫生保健的根本是有效的心理诊断，其前提是准确的心理测量技术和合理的临床判断。然而，大多数临床医生都是单语和白色，如今，（而且将越来越多地）对精神卫生服务的提供构成问题-特别是对西班牙裔患者，本文探讨了在评估西班牙裔客户时的种族和语言偏见的来源。如果我们不能开发出无偏见的评估技术，那么对西班牙裔患者的有效心理诊断仍将是虚幻的，以至于临床医生对他们客户的语言和文化细微差别不敏感。提出了改进临床实践的建议
At the root of effective mental health care is valid psychodiagnosis, premised upon accurate psychometric technology and sound clinical judgment The majority of clinicians, however, are monolingual and White, which does today (and will increasingly) pose a problem for mental health service delivery—particularly for Hispanic patients This article examines sources of ethnic and linguistic bias in evaluation of Hispanic clients It is argued that even if unblased assessment techinques can be developed, valid psychodiagnosis of Hispanic patients will remain illusory to the extent that clinicians are insensitive to the linguistic and cultural nuances of their clientele. Recommendations for improving clinical practice are offered