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Cognitive behavioral intervention in the C hinese cultural context: A case report
Author(s) -
Ng Petrus,
Tsun Angela,
Su Susan,
Young Daniel
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
asia‐pacific psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.654
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1758-5872
pISSN - 1758-5864
DOI - 10.1111/appy.12092
Subject(s) - intervention (counseling) , context (archaeology) , cognition , psychology , depression (economics) , face (sociological concept) , population , chinese culture , balance (ability) , clinical psychology , social psychology , medicine , psychiatry , sociology , political science , history , china , social science , environmental health , archaeology , law , economics , macroeconomics , neuroscience
Depression is predicted to become the world's second leading cause of disability by 2020 according to the W orld H ealth O rganization. Cognitive behavioral intervention ( CBI ), recognized as a viable and effective treatment for depression, is becoming more widely used among C hinese clients. However, information about the application of this Western approach in the C hinese population is very limited. Methods This paper discusses adaptations of CBI protocols for C hinese patients, considering the major C hinese cultural characteristics of predestination, losing face, avoiding conflict, and Y in‐ Y ang balance ( PLAY ) for persons with depression. Results Illustrated is the application of the PLAY protocol in the actual case of a 35‐year‐old woman with depression. Implications for integrating C hinese cultural characteristics with CBI are discussed. Discussion There is evidence for adaptations of CBI for enhancing its effectiveness among C hinese people within their cultural context. Since there are limited studies on cultural‐sensitive CBI for C hinese people, the conclusions drawn from this study are only preliminary. Further studies that verify the findings reported in this paper are necessary.