Still Standing Inside: A Local Idiom Related to Trauma among Namibian Speakers of Khoekhoegowab.

Euro-centric psychiatric conceptualizations often ignore the interplay of local with universal factors in psychological suffering. Emic, locally focused perspectives can enrich etic knowledge to provide culturally sensitive care and to better elucidate the role of culture in mental illness. This study explored the idiom (a terrible event has entered a person and remains standing inside), which was understood to relate to experiences of trauma and post-traumatic stress, among speakers of Khoekhoegowab, a southern-African click language.

Perceived discrimination and depressive symptoms among immigrant-origin adolescents.

Although discrimination has been found to contribute to psychological distress among immigrant populations, there are few studies that have examined the relationship between racial and ethnic discrimination in the school setting among foreign-born immigrant and U.S.-born immigrant-origin adolescents.

Putting families in the center: family perspectives on decision making and ADHD and implications for ADHD care.

Objective: To examine components of family-centered care in families' stories about treatment decision making for their child with ADHD.

Method: Twenty-eight families participated in qualitative interviews that addressed families' perspectives on (a) the treatment decision-making process, (b) the cause and impact of their child's symptoms, and (c) treatment goals and preferences.

Results: The majority of families preferred to be primary or shared decision makers regarding treatment decisions.