Thursday, August 15, 2013

Resources on Boarding Schools For Native American Children

Resources were compiled on Div 45 listserv

  1. Dean Lori Quigley and The Sage Colleges (Sage.edu)- video called "Unseen Tears". 
  2. Teaching Indians to be White: Video 
  3. Burich, K. R. (2007). "No place to go": The Thomas Indian School and the "Forgotten" Indian Children of New York. Wicazo Sa Review, 22(2), 93-110. 
  4. Evans-Campbell, T., Walters, K.L., Pearson, C.R., Campbell, C.D. (2012). Indian Boarding School Experience, Substance Use, and Mental Health among Urban Two-Spirit American Indian/Alaska Natives. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 38(5), 421-427. 
  5. The Thick Dark Fog (video) http://www.thickdarkfog.com/ 
  6. Beyond the Mesas http://beyondthemesas.com/category/hopi-videos/ 
  7. Our Spirits Don't Speak English http://www.richheape.com/boarding-school.htm

Thursday, August 8, 2013

Resources for teaching psychopathology (compiled on Div 45 listserv)

Lillian Comas-Diaz's Multicultural Care.
REFERENCE LIST FOR COURSE PACKET

1.         U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2001). Mental health: Culture, race, and ethnicity—A supplement to Mental health: A report of the Surgeon General. Rockville, MD: Author. Chs. 1-2, 4, 7 (pp. 3-49, 79-104, 159-169).

2.         Kazarian, S. S., & Evans, D. R. (1998). Cultural clinical psychology. In S. S. Kazarian & D. R. Evans (Eds.), Cultural clinical psychology: Theory, research, and practice (pp. 3-38). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

3.         Murphy, J. M. (1976). Psychiatric labeling in cross-cultural perspective. Science, 191, 1019-1028.

4-5.      Tseng, W. S. (2001). Handbook of cultural psychiatry. San Diego: Academic Press. Chs. 11 & 9 (pp. 177-193, 141-163).

6.         Lopez, S. R., & Guarnaccia, P. J. (2000). Cultural psychopathology: Uncovering the social world of mental illness. Annual Review of Psychology, 51, 571-598.

7.         American Psychiatric Association. (2000). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (4th ed., text revision). Washington, DC: Author. Appendix G (pp. 897-903).

8.         Geertz, C. (1973). The interpretation of cultures. New York: Basic Books.  Chs. 1-2 (pp. 1-54).

9.         LeVine, R. A. (1984). Properties of culture: An ethnographic view. In R. A. Shweder & R. A. LeVine (Eds.), Culture theory: Essays on mind, self, and emotion (pp. 67-87). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

10.       Shweder, R. A. (2001). Culture: Contemporary views. In N. J. Smelser & P. B. Baltes (Eds.), International encyclopedia of the social and behavioral sciences (pp. 3151-3158). Paris: Elsevier.

11.       Shweder, R. A. (1991). Thinking through cultures: Expeditions in cultural psychology. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.  Ch. 2 (pp. 73-110, 359-364).

12.       Shweder, R. A., & Sullivan, M. A. (1990). The semiotic subject of cultural psychology. In L. A. Pervin (Ed.), Handbook of personality: Theory and research (pp. 399-416). New York: The Guilford Press.

13.       Lutz, C., & White, G. M. (1986). The anthropology of emotions. Annual Review of Anthropology, 15, 405-436.

14.       White, G. M. (1992). Ethnopsychology. In T. Schwartz, G. M. White, & C. A. Lutz (Eds.), New directions in psychological anthropology (pp. 21-46). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

15.       Sapir, E. (1949). Cultural anthropology and psychiatry. In D. Mandelbaum (Ed.), Selected writings of Edward Sapir in language, culture, and personality (pp. 509-521). Los Angeles: University of California Press.

16.       Marsella, A. J. (1982). Culture and mental health: An overview. In A. J. Marsella & G. M. White (Eds.), Cultural conceptions of mental health and therapy (pp. 359-388). Dordrecht: D. Reidel Publishing.

17.       Kleinman, A. (1987). Anthropology and psychiatry: The role of culture in cross-cultural research on illness. British Journal of Psychiatry, 151, 447-454.

18.       Littlewood, R. (1980). From categories to contexts: A decade of the “new cross-cultural psychiatry.” British Journal of Psychiatry, 156, 308-327.

19.       Good, B. J. (1992). Culture and psychopathology: Directions for psychiatric anthropology. In T. Schwartz, G. M. White, & C. A. Lutz (Eds.), New directions in psychological anthropology (pp. 181-205). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

20.       Shweder. R. A. (1988). Suffering in style. Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry, 12, 479-497.

21.       Guarnaccia, P. J., & Rogler, L. H. (1999). Research on culture-bound syndromes: New directions. American Journal of Psychiatry, 156(9), 1322-1327.

22.       Tseng, W. S. (2001). Handbook of cultural psychiatry. San Diego: Academic Press. Ch. 13 (pp. 211-263).

23.       Blue, A. V., & Gaines, A. D. (1992). The ethnopsychiatric repertoire: A review and overview of ethnopsychiatric studies. In A. D. Gaines (Ed.), Ethnopsychiatry: The cultural construction of professional and folk psychiatries (pp. 397-484). Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.

24.       Fabrega, H. (1996). Cultural and historical foundations of psychiatric diagnosis. In J. E. Mezzich, A. Kleinman, H. Fabrega, & D. L. Parron (Eds.), Culture and psychiatric diagnosis: A DSM-IV perspective (pp. 3-14). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press.

25.       Kleinman, A. (1996). How is culture important for DSM-IV? In J. E. Mezzich, A. Kleinman, H. Fabrega, & D. L. Parron (Eds.), Culture and psychiatric diagnosis: A DSM-IV perspective (pp. 15-25). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press.
26.       Gaines, A. D. (1982). Cultural definitions, behavior, and the person in American psychiatry. In A. J. Marsella & G. M. White (Eds.), Cultural conceptions of mental health and therapy (pp. 167-192). Dordrecht: D. Reidel Publishing.

27.       Gaines, A. D. (1992). From DSM-I to III-R: Voices of self, mastery and the other: A cultural constructivist reading of U.S. psychiatric classification. Social Science and Medicine, 35(1), 3-24.

28.       Frank, J. D., & Frank, J. B. (1991). Persuasion and healing: A comparative study of psychotherapy (3rd ed.). Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. Ch. 2 (pp. 21-51).

29.       O’Nell, T. D. (1999). “Coming home” among Northern Plains Vietnam veterans: Psychological transformations in pragmatic perspective. Ethos, 27(4), 441-465.

30.       Cushman, P. (1995). Constructing the self, constructing America: A cultural history of psychotherapy. Cambridge, MA: Perseus Publishing. Chs. 1-2 & 8 (pp. 1-33, 210-278).

31.       Gone, J. P. (in press). American Indian mental health service delivery: Persistent challenges and future prospects. In J. S. Mio & G. Y. Iwamasa (Eds.), Multicultural mental health research and resistance: Continuing challenges of the new millennium. New York: Brunner-Routledge.


Maddux, J. E., & Winstead, B. A. (2012). Psychopathology: Foundations for a contemporary understanding (3rd ed.). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Krueger, R. F., Chentsova-Dutton, Y. E., Markon, K. E., Goldberg, D., & Ormel, J. (2003). A cross-cultural study of the structure of comorbidity among common psychopathological syndromes in the general health care setting. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 112, 437-447.

Jackson, J. S., Knight, K. M., & Rafferty, J. A. (2010). Race and unhealthy behaviors: Chronic stress, the HPA axis, and physical and mental health disparities over the life course. American Journal of Public Health, 100, 933-939.

Sue, S., Zane, N., Hall, G. C. N., & Berger, L. K. (2009). The case for cultural competency in psychotherapeutic interventions. Annual Review of Psychology, 60, 525-548.

Takeuchi, D. T., Zane, N., Hong, S., Chae, D. H., Gong, F., Gee, G. C., Walton, E., Sue, S., & Alegría, M. (2007). Immigration​-​related factors and mental disorders among Asian Americans. American Journal of Public Health, 97, 84-90.

Hall, G. C. N., Hong, J. J., Zane, N. W., & Meyer, O. L. (2011). Culturally-competent treatments for Asian Americans: The relevance of mindfulness and acceptance-based therapies. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 18, 215-231.

"Cultural Formulation" by Mezzich which uses the DSM cultural formulation format. 


Cheung, F. M., van de Vijver, F. R., & Leong, F. L. (2011). Toward a new approach to the study of personality in culture. American Psychologist, 66, 593-603.

Corrigan, P.W. (2007). How clinical diagnosis might exacerbate the stigma of mental illness. Social Work, 52, 31-39.

Greiger. I. (2008). A cultural assessment framework and interview protocol. In Suzuki, L.A. & Ponterotto, J.G. (Eds.), Handbook of Multicultural Assessment: Clinical, Psychological, and Educational Applications. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. 

Hartung, C.M. & Widiger, T.A. (1998). Gender differences in the diagnosis of mental disorders: Conclusions and controversies of the DSM-IV. Psychological Bulletin, 123, 260-278.

Hays, D.G., Prosek, E.A., & McLeod, A.L. (2010). A mixed methodological analysis of the role of culture in the clinical decision-making process. Journal of Counseling and Development, 88, 114-121.

Horwitz, A.V. (2002). Creating Mental Illness. Chicago, IL : The University of Chicago Press. (Chapter 2)

Oquendo & Graver (1997). Treatment of an Indian woman with major depression by a Latina therapist. Culture, Medicine, & Psychiatry, 21, 115-126.


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Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Killing of Travyon Martin and the Acquittal of George Zimmerman: Community Resources

These resources were compiled by Dr. Toporek (Div 45) and posted on the Div 45 listserv after the acquittal of Zimmerman in the Travyon Martin case.

Compilation Resources for Community regarding Trayvon Martin Killing and George Zimmerman Verdict of Not Guilty (Compiled by Rebecca Toporek, thanks to Kirstyn Chun, Mary Cavagnaro, Gwendolyn Keita, and Kim Mills)

General Articles
  1. Everything will be ok. I love you. Parenting after Trayvon by Melissa Harris-Perry Trayvon
  2. Martin and the stolen youth of black children By Jonathan Capehart 
  3. Justice denied’After Trayvon, having 'the talk' with our son.
Resources from the American Psychological Association 
  1. After-the-Acquittal: The need for honest dialogue about racial prejudice and stereotyping By Gwendolyn Puryear Keita, PhD (Executive Director, APA Public Interest Directorate)
  2. Presidential Task Force on Preventing Discrimination and Promoting Diversity (2012), Dual pathways to a better America: Preventing discrimination and promoting diversity.
  3. Prejudice, stereotypes, and discrimination
  4. APA resolution on racism and racial discrimination: A policy statement in support of the goals of the 2001 World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance
  5. Racial and ethnic bias/profiling in law enforcement and security activities (2001)
  6. Special Issue on Violence Against Individuals and Communities — Reflecting on the Trayvon Martin case. The Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology By Rebecca L. Toporek in Communique (May, 2013)
Scholarship, Science, and Practice- Articles from the Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology
Violence against Individuals and Communities: Reflecting on the Trayvon Martin Case - An Introduction to the Special Issue
Sannisha K. Dale and Jessica Henderson Daniel
Muninder K. Ahluwalia
Narratives and Reflections
Reflections on the Murder of Trayvon Martin
Reston N. Bell, Tiffany J. Jones, Ricshawn Adkins Roane, Kidist M. Square, and Rita Chi-Ying Chung
Bearing Black
Deanne Bell
A Moment to Come Together: Personal Reflections on Trayvon Martin
Roxanne Christensen, LaSonia Barlow, and Demetrius E. Ford