Affiliation:
1. University of Southern California School of Medicine
Abstract
Hispanic children and adolescents are a rapidly growing segment of the general population. The mental health needs of this group of youth are thought to be at least equal to the needs of nonminority children. Culturally appropriate diagnostic, treatment, and evaluation servicesfor this group of Hispanic youth are much needed so that ethical and appropriate mental health and educational services can be provided. This article provides an overview of the most recent version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, DSM-IV. Highlighted in this article is a discussion of the validity and reliability of the diagnostic categories included in the DSM-IV. An extensive review of the literature reveals few empirical studies related to the validity and reliability of the DSM when used with Hispanic children and adolescents. This review of the existing literature, as well as the clinical experiences of the authors, provide the basis for some general guidelines in the use of the DSM-IV such that diagnostic errors with Hispanic children and adolescents can be minimized.
Subject
Linguistics and Language,Anthropology,Cultural Studies,Social Psychology
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