Sussie Eshun & Regan A. R. Gurung 
Culture and Mental Health [PDF ebook] 
Sociocultural Influences, Theory, and Practice

List of Figures and Tables.
Notes on Editors and Contributors.
Foreword.
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Part I. General Issues in Culture and Mental
Health .
1. Introduction to Culture and Psychopathology: Sussie Eshun
(East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania) and Regan A. R.
Gurung (University of Wisconsin, Green Bay).
2. Culture and Mental Health Assessment: Bonnie A. Green (East
Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania).
3. Stress and Mental Health: Regan A. R. Gurung (University of
Wisconsin, Green Bay) and Angela Roethel-Wendorf (University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee).
4. Managing Job Stress: Cross-Cultural Variations in Adjustment:
Joseph P. Eshun, Jr. (East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania)
and Kevin J. Kelley (Pennsylvania State University, Lehigh
Valley).
5. Chronic Pain: Cultural Sensitivity to Pain: Jyh-Hann Chang
(East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania).
6. Placing the Soul Back into Psychology: Religion in the
Psychotherapy Process: Paul E. Priester (North Park University),
Shiva Khalili (Tehran University), and Jose E. Luvathingal
(University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee).
7. Psychotherapy in a Culturally Diverse World: Laura R. Johnson
(University of Mississippi), Gilberte Bastien (University of
Mississippi), and Michael J. Hirschel (University of
Mississippi).
8. International Perspectives on Culture and Mental Health: P.
S. D. V. Prasadarao (University of Waikato, Hamilton, NZ)
Part II. Cross-Cultural Issues in Specific Psychological
Disorders.
9. Culture and Mood Disorders: Sussie Eshun (East Stroudsburg
University of Pennsylvania) and Toy Caldwell-Colbert (formerly
Central State University).
10. Culture and Anxiety Disorders: Simon A. Rego (Albert
Einstein College of Medicine).
11. Cultural Factors in Traumatic Stress: Peter D. Yeomans (San
Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center) and Evan M. Forman
(Drexel University).
12. Culture and Psychotic Disorders: Kristin M. Vespia
(University of Wisconsin, Green Bay).
13. Culture and Eating Disorders: Megan A. Markey Hood (Saint
Louis University), Jillon S. Vander Wal (Saint Louis University),
and Judith L. Gibbons (Saint Louis University).
14. Culture and Suicide: David Lester (The Richard Stockton
College of New Jersey, Pomona, NJ).
Author Index.
Subject Index

Sussie Eshun is a licensed psychologist and Professor of Psychology at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. In addition to clinical practice, she has several publications on the role of culture in suicide, depression, and stress. She has developed and taught several courses on culture, adjustment, and human development, and is a strong advocate for including empirical research on cultural diversity in the curriculum.
Regan A. R. Gurung is Chair of the Human Development Department and Professor of Human Development and Psychology at the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay. He is also co-Director of the University of Wisconsin Green Bay Teaching Scholars Program and is winner of the Founder’s Award for Excellence in Teaching and the Founder’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship. He is also the author of Health Psychology: A Cultural Approach (2nd edition) and co-editor of Getting Culture: Incorporating Diversity across the Curriculum (2009).