Rethinking Interpreter Functions in Mental Health Services.
Psychiatr Serv
; 72(3): 353-357, 2021 03 01.
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ABSTRACT
Interpreters improve access to care for patients with limited English proficiency (LEP), but some studies have reported poorer cultural understanding, relationship quality, and patient satisfaction than with language-concordant care. Use of interpreter roles beyond linguistic conversion (clarifier, cultural broker, or advocate/mediator) may enhance interpreter-mediated care by improving cultural understanding and the therapeutic alliance. As reported in this column, pilot data on interpreter-mediated evaluations of 25 psychiatric outpatients with LEP support this position. The authors found that clarification of the interpreter's role and the session structure improved provider-interpreter collaboration, with two perceived benefits improved assessment through elicitation of clinically relevant information and stronger therapeutic alliance through "emotion work." Strategies for effectively enhancing provider-interpreter collaboration are discussed.
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Barreras de Comunicación
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Servicios de Salud Mental
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Humans
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2021
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