Author(s): Ryder AG; Sunohara M; Kirmayer LJ;

Purpose of review: The aim of this review is twofold: to review recent literature on personality disorders, published in 2013 and the first half of 2014; and to use recent theoretical work to argue for a contextually grounded approach to culture and personality disorder. Recent findings: Recent large-sample studies suggest that U.S. ethnoracial groups di ...

Article GUID: 25415498

Author(s): Sun J; Ryder AG;

Mainland China has undergone profound changes dating back to the nineteenth century, including a contemporary period of rapid modernization that began in the 1980s. The result has been dramatic social, cultural, and economic shifts impacting the daily lives of Chinese people. In this paper, we explore the psychological implications of sociocultural transf ...

Article GUID: 27092093

Author(s): Na S; Ryder AG; Kirmayer LJ;

Studies have consistently found that East Asian immigrants in North America are less likely to use mental health services even when they experience levels of distress comparable to Euro-Americans. Although cultural factors that may prevent East Asian immigrants from seeking mental health care have been identified, few studies have explored ways to foster ...

Article GUID: 27596560

Author(s): Doucerain MM; Amiot CE; Jurcik T; Ryder AG;

A focal point in the acculturation literature is the so-called "integration hypothesis," whereby integration (high mainstream cultural engagement and heritage cultural maintenance) is associated with higher psychosocial adjustment, compared to other strategies. Yet, the vast majority of this literature is cross-sectional, raising questions about how best ...

Article GUID: 38031873

Author(s): Tweed RG; Bergen TP; Castaneto KK; Ryder AG;

Martin Buber was untrained in psychology, yet his teaching provides helpful guidance for a psychological science of suffering. His ideas deserve attention at three distinct levels. For each of these, his ideas align with research findings, but also push beyond them. At the individual level, Buber's radical approach to relationships disrupts typical so ...

Article GUID: 37251029

Author(s): Bayeh R; Yampolsky MA; Ryder AG;

Over the course of the year 2020, the global scientific community dedicated considerable effort to understanding COVID-19. In this review, we discuss some of the findings accumulated between the onset of the pandemic and the end of 2020, and argue that although COVID-19 is clearly a biological disease tied to a specific virus, the culture-mind relation at ...

Article GUID: 34630195

Author(s): Knight S; Jarvis GE; Ryder AG; Lashley M; Rousseau C;

Objective: Using a retrospective sample, the authors sought to determine whether Black patients with first-episode psychosis (FEP) in Canada were at a higher risk for coercive referral and coercive intervention than non-Black patients with FEP. Methods: Retrospective data from patients referred to an FEP program in 2008-2018 were collected via chart revi ...

Article GUID: 34253035

Author(s): He J; Ryder AG; Li S; Liu W; Zhu X;

Aims/introduction: To examine the magnitude and pattern of cognitive dysfunction in children with type 1 diabetes, and the possible effects associated with other disease variables, such as early onset diabetes, severe hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia. Materials and methods: We carried out a meta-analysis using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic R ...

Article GUID: 29573221

Author(s): Tran DQ, Ryder AG, Jarvis GE

Reported immigration and medical coercion among immigrants referred to a cultural consultation service.

Transcult Psychiatry. 2019 Jun 06;:1363461519847811

Authors: Tran DQ, Ryder AG, Jarvis GE

Abstract
Members of visible minorities are commonly targets of social coercion related to immigration and medical measures. Soci ...

Article GUID: 31170894

Author(s): Jurcik T, Sunohara M, Yakobov E, Solopieiva-Jurcikova I, Ahmed R, Ryder AG

J Community Psychol. 2019 Apr 13;: Authors: Jurcik T, Sunohara M, Yakobov E, Solopieiva-Jurcikova I, Ahmed R, Ryder AG

Article GUID: 30981217

Author(s): Persson TJ; Pfaus JG; Ryder AG;

Research has found that non-monosexual women report worse mental health than their heterosexual and lesbian counterparts. The reasons for these mental health discrepancies are unclear. This study investigated whether higher levels of child abuse and risky sexual behavior, and lower levels of sexual orientation disclosure, may help explain elevated symptom ...

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