ABSTRACT
We are considering the occurrence of psychopathology, its etiology, and the e ectiveness of its treatment, yet, we generally treat clients and clinicians involved as if they all belong to the same group. We are not unaware of group di erences. Most chapters in this textbook intentionally address issues of gender or race as they are related to the psychological disorder being described. And chapter 2 presents a full description of the importance of culture in understanding psychopathology. But the majority of descriptions of disorders, treatments, and research speak of clients and clinicians without reference to their social identities and with the assumption that diagnoses, treatments, and research outcomes can be generally applied to one and all.
