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MMMM This page intentionally left blank Ethno-psychopharmacology AdvancesinCurrentPractice Ethno-psychopharmacology Advances in Current Practice Editedby Chee H. Ng Keh-Ming Lin Bruce S. Singh Edmond Y. K. Chiu CAMBRIDGEUNIVERSITYPRESS Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, São Paulo Cambridge University Press The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB28RU, UK Published in the United States of America by Cambridge University Press, New York www.cambridge.org Information on this title: www.cambridge.org/9780521873635 © C. H. Ng, K.-M. Lin, B. S. Singh and E. Y. K. Chiu 2008 This publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provision of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. First published in print format 2008 ISBN-13 978-0-511-38807-1 eBook (NetLibrary) ISBN-13 978-0-521-87363-5 hardback Cambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of urls for external or third-party internet websites referred to in this publication, and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate. Every effort has been made in preparing this publication to provide accurate and up-to- date information which is in accord with accepted standards and practice at the time of publication. Although case histories are drawn from actual cases, every effort has been made to disguise the identities of the individuals involved. Nevertheless, the authors, editors and publishers can make no warranties that the information contained herein is totally free from error, not least because clinical standards are constantly changing through research and regulation. The authors, editors and publishers therefore disclaim all liability for direct or consequential damages resulting from the use of material contained in this publication. Readers are strongly advised to pay careful attention to information provided by the manufacturers of any drugs or equipment that they plan to use. Chee Hong Ng dedicates this book to the memory of Kim Leong Ng for being a lifetime mentor. Contents Listoffigures ix Listoftables x Listofcontributors xi Foreword xiii MarioMaj Acknowledgments xv 1 Introduction 1 IsaacSchweitzer 2 Cultureandpsychopathology 5 JuanE.Mezzich,M.AngelesRuiperez,andHelenaVilla 3 Cultureandethnicityinpsychopharmacotherapy 27 Keh-MingLin,Chia-HuiChen,Shu-HanYu,andSheng-ChangWang 4 Ethnicdifferencesinpsychotropicdrugresponseandpharmacokinetics 38 TimothyLambertandTrevorR.Norman 5 Pharmacogeneticsofethnicpopulations 62 Min-SooLee,Rhee-HunKang,andSang-WooHahn 6 VariationinpsychotropicresponsesintheChinesepopulation 87 Tian-MeiSi 7 VariationinpsychotropicresponsesintheHispanicpopulation 97 DeborahL.FloresandRicardoMendoza 8 Identifyinginter-ethnicvariationsinpsychotropicresponseinAfrican Americansandotherethnicminorities 111 WilliamB.Lawson vii viii Contents 9 Complementarymedicinesinmentaldisorders 118 XinYu 10 Culturalfactorsandtheuseofpsychotropicmedications 123 CheeH.NgandStevenKlimidis 11 OutpatientprescribingpracticesinAsiancountries 135 PichetUdomratnandCheeH.Ng 12 PsychiatricinpatientpsychotropicprescribinginEastAsia 144 Chay-HoonTan 13 Pharmaco-economicimplicationsforAsiaandothereconomically disadvantagedcountries 151 NormanSartorius 14 Integratingtheory,practiceandeconomicsinpsychopharmacology 158 Keh-MingLin,Chun-YuChen,Chia-HuiChen,Jur-ShanCheng,and Sheng-ChangWang 15 Researchdirectionsinethno-psychopharmacology 169 CheeH.Ng Index 177
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