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The development and therapeutic modalities of a transcultural child psychiatry service
Toby Measham1, Cécile Rousseau, Lucie Nadeau
1Transcultural Child Psychiatry Team, Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, Quebec.
Introduction:
To look at the specificities of the work of a Transcultural Child Psychiatry Team developed to meet the need for specialized services for Montreal and Quebec's culturally diverse immigrant and refugee pediatric population.
Method:
A Transcultural Child Psychiatry Team was started at McGill University in 1995. The clinic's development and method of service provision for its patient population will be described.
Results:
Modalities of assessment and treatment are modified to meet the needs of the team's clientele and also reflect the philosophical underpinnings of the team's practitioners.
Conclusion:
In this model of service delivery, current mental health care practice is modified in order to address the social specificities and cultural diversity of transcultural child psychiatric populations.
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