RT Book, Section A1 Aelbrecht, Karolien A1 Beach, Mary Catherine A2 Schwartz, Rachel A2 Hall, Judith A. A2 Osterberg, Lars G. SR Print(0) ID 1182527121 T1 Culture and Emotions in the Medical Encounter T2 Emotion in the Clinical Encounter YR 2021 FD 2021 PB McGraw Hill PP New York, NY SN 9781260464320 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182527121 RD 2024/03/28 AB Over the past two decades, people have migrated to and from various places in the world at an unprecedented pace,1 leading to a heterogeneous mix of cultures within each country that requires healthcare providers to sensitively navigate cultural nuances in order to effectively deliver medical care.2 Today, there are about 272 million migrants worldwide—51 million more than just 10 years ago—which is approximately 3.5% of the world’s population.3 This means that healthcare providers now are working in a superdiverse society, with patients and clients who come from very different sociocultural backgrounds. Furthermore, many countries, such as the United States and much of Europe, are already highly diverse due to their historical development. For the local healthcare system, and in particular primary healthcare services, which are often the first point of contact in the healthcare system, this social and cultural mixture of people entails many challenges and has direct implications when it comes to effectively navigating emotional communication during patient encounters.4