Citation

MacSuibhne S. Psychiatrist 2012; 36(4): 124-125.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012)

DOI

10.1192/pb.bp.111.038117

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Cambridge et al describe the neglect into which consideration of the role of the interpreter in the encounter between patient and mental health professional has fallen. Much of what little literature exists on the topic is concerned with adverse events related to interpreting, rather than the interpreter's role per se. Cambridge et al are to be commended for a paper which may help bridge the gap between theory and practice of interpretation on the one side and psychiatry on the other.

Language: en

Keywords

human rights; literature; human; mental health; suicide attempt; rumination; review; comprehension; psychiatrist; interpersonal communication; hospital admission; ethnology; delusion; health care utilization; empirical research; speech articulation; encounter group; interpreter service