Preface -- Cross-cultural interaction & understanding : theory -- At a defining moment : cross-cultural interaction and understanding -- Understanding cultural appropriateness -- Crossing the dsm-iv-tr with culture -- Cross-cultural interaction & understanding : practice -- The African American perspective to cross-cultural interaction and understanding -- The Asian American perspective to cross-cultural interaction and understanding -- The Latino/Hispanic perspective to cross-cultural interaction and understanding -- The bi/multi-ethnic perspective to cross-cultural interaction and understanding -- The sexual minority perspective to cross-cultural interaction and understanding -- The religious/spiritualist perspective to cross-cultural interaction and understanding -- The socio-economic status perspective to cross-cultural interaction and understanding -- Cross-cultural interaction & understanding: reality -- Alien experiences -- Index.