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Cultural Sensitivity Training in Mental Health: Treatment of Orthodox Jewish Psychiatric Inpatients

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  • Elizabeth Sublette

    (Department of Psychiatry, Hillside Hospital, Long Island Jewish Medical Center)

  • Brian Trappler

    (Department of Psychiatry, State University of New York, Health Science Center at Brooklyn)

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We describe some of the cultural/religious issues which arose in the treatment of major psychiatric disorders among Orthodox Jewish inpatients at SUNY Fioaith Science Center's University Hospital (SUH) in Brooklyn, New York. The distinct ways in which cultural and religious factors impacted on presentation, therapeutic interventions, and transference-countertransference reactions are noted. Specific reference is made to the use of religion by patients and famines as a means of defense, rationalization or power-brokering. Via case vignettes, we explore ways of distinguishing between culturally appropriate vs. maladaptive behaviors in the Orthodox population. Practical sections are suggested for sensitive ways to surmount culture-based barriers to effective inpatient therapy in this group.

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  • Elizabeth Sublette & Brian Trappler, 2000. "Cultural Sensitivity Training in Mental Health: Treatment of Orthodox Jewish Psychiatric Inpatients," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 46(2), pages 122-134, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:46:y:2000:i:2:p:122-134
    DOI: 10.1177/002076400004600205
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