Chapter 20 military culture and multicultural diversity among military service members implications for mental health providers i introduction ii understanding the military as a culture iii intersections of diversity and military culture iv addressing mental health in a military context v special assessment and treatment considerations. Handbook of multicultural mental health chapter 20 military culture and multicultural diversity among military service members implications for mental health providers ebook yamada ann marie atuel hazel r weiss eugenia l amazonca kindle store. I introduction this chapter addresses two types of multicultural issues namely issues associated with the experience of service members in the us military and issues associated with the diversity among those service members in this chapter the term service member refers to active duty personnel serving in any branch of the us armed forces due to space constraints we refer readers to . The second part of the chapter presents an overview of diversity elements eg gender sexual orientation intersecting with military culture understanding the diversity within the us armed forces is clinically relevant for culturally responsive mental health service delivery to military service members. The second part of the chapter presents an overview of diversity elements eg gender sexual orientation intersecting with military culture understanding the diversity within the us armed