The spread of globalisation and a rise in immigration have increased the need for mental health practitioners to be able to interact effectively with people of different cultures. This book addresses this need by exploring the history, philosophy, processes, and trends in counselling and psychotherapy in countries around the world.

This work offers an overview of the ways in which cultural variables interact with psychosocial and biological ones to affect the course and outcome of treatment. It considers issues in the context of a variety of different healing traditions around the world.