This chapter argues that the contemporary practice of cultural competence falls short of ethnomedical competence. Ethnomedicine is the study of culturally embedded or alternative beliefs and practices for health care (Genest, 1978; Nichter, 1992). Interdisciplinary with medical anthropology, ethnomedical critique examines the processes by which societies abandon their culturally embedded practices in favor of modern practices.
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Shah, S.A. (2007). Ethnomedical Best Practices for International Psychosocial Efforts in Disaster and Trauma. In: Wilson, J.P., Tang, C.Sk. (eds) Cross-Cultural Assessment of Psychological Trauma and PTSD. International and Cultural Psychology Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-70990-1_3
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