Table of Contents

• Contributors
• Preface
• Chapter 1. Why is Cultural Competency important for Work with a diverse elderly population?
• Chapter 2. Cultural Competence in Geriatric Psychiatry: Teaching and Evaluative Methods
• Chapter 3. Migration, Acculturation and Mental Health
• Chapter 4. African American Elderly
• Chapter 5. Culturally Competent Care for Geriatric Indigenous Peoples- American Indians, Alaska Natives, First Nations and Native Hawaiians
• Chapter 6. Asian-American and Pacific Islanders
• Chapter 7. Latino Elderly
• Chapter 8. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Elderly
• Chapter 9. Rural Elderly
• Chapter 10. Centenarian Elderly
• Chapter 11. The culture of the military, unique occupational exposures, and older Veterans

About the Author

Maria Llorente, M.D., FAPA, is Deputy Chief of Staff, Washington DC VA Medical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs, and Professor of Psychiatry at Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C.?

Reviews

This book fills a large gap in psychiatry diversity training for the elderly. There are other books available for psychiatric diversity training, but none that are tailored specifically to the geriatric population. There are added layers of complexity in this population, such as the individual's experience of being an elder in their own culture, how this experience changes while in the U.S., and their life course perspectives. This book does an excellent job of covering these dimensions. It succeeds in educating readers about important historical experiences for older adults that may affect their perspective. It is not only informational, it also gives techniques to address bias and conduct a culturally competent interview. This book is instrumental in devising a geriatric psychiatry course for diversity training and will prove an invaluable resource for educators, students, practitioners, and researchers. It is an important contribution to the field of psychiatry.