Barron Ruth A
Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2004 Sep;27(3):505-19. doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2004.03.007.
This article distills key issues and controversies in the field of international disaster mental health. It offers perspectives from cross-cultural research and describes current controversies, including the appropriateness of bringing to bear Western structures of mental health and psychiatric diagnosis to non-Western settings. It reports early lessons learned from the field regarding what might best constitute assistance within a foreign culture and where to place emphasis. It recommends becoming involved within the relief establishment.
本文提炼了国际灾难心理健康领域的关键问题和争议。它提供了跨文化研究的观点，并描述了当前的争议，包括将西方心理健康和精神科诊断结构应用于非西方环境的适当性。它报告了该领域早期吸取的经验教训，即在外来文化中最适合提供何种援助以及应重点关注哪些方面。它建议参与救援机构的工作。
