ABSTRACT
Culture, context, and language are essential considerations for culturally competent care. The tremendous growth of populations from diverse cultural backgrounds across the United States poses unique challenges for providing culturally competent care, particularly for mental health. The literature on culturally sensitive treatments for eating disorders in the United States within diverse populations is limited. The purpose of this chapter is to provide the most updated information about culturally sensitive treatments for eating disorders for diverse populations. The first part of the chapter is devoted to defining what entails a cultural adaptation, discussing cultural adaptation frameworks, and determining when it is appropriate and necessary to integrate a culturally sensitive approach. The second part includes a review of research of culturally sensitive evidence-based treatments conducted with diverse populations in the United States. Finally, other relevant factors to take into consideration when working with diverse populations are discussed.
