Table of Contents

Contributors
Foreword
Preface
Chapter 1. Why Is Cultural Competency Important When Working With Older Adults?
Chapter 2. Cultural Competence in Geriatric Psychiatry Teaching and Evaluative Methods
Chapter 3. Migration, Acculturation, and Mental Health
Chapter 4. Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
Chapter 5. Culturally Competent Care for Geriatric Indigenous Peoples American Indians, Alaska Natives, First Nations, and Native Hawaiians
Chapter 6. African American Older Adults
Chapter 7. Cultural Competency and Latino Elders
Chapter 8. Older Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Adults
Chapter 9. Rural Elderly
Chapter 10. The Seventh Age Centenarians
Chapter 11. Cultural Competency and Veterans
Answer Guide
Index

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.