This article reviews the clinical and research literature on the Cultural Formulation Interview
(CFI) since its publication in DSM-5. The CFI is an interview protocol designed to be used by …

While social science research has demonstrated the importance of culture in shaping
psychiatric illness, clinical methods for assessing the cultural dimensions of illness have not …

Background Cross-cultural educational initiatives for professionals are now commonplace
across a variety of sectors including health care. A growing number of studies have …

BackgroundThere is a need for clinical tools to identify cultural issues in diagnostic
assessment. AimsTo assess the feasibility, acceptability and clinical utility of the DSM-5 …

Objective Disparities in child mental health service engagement suggest traditional
evidence-based practices do not properly consider cultural and contextual factors relevant …

The Cultural Formulation Interview (CFI) developed for DSM-5 provides a way to collect
information on patients' illness experience, social and cultural context, help-seeking, and …

Increasing cultural and linguistic diversities of populations have created a challenge for
medical educators to provide authentic learning experiences fostering cross-cultural …

Objective Racial and ethnic disparities are well documented in psychiatry, yet suboptimal
understanding of underlying mechanisms of these disparities undermines diversity …

The need to better address racial and ethnic disparities has been thrust into the forefront of
health professions education. Simulation activities are well suited to teach health care …

Mounting evidence suggests that migration background increases the risk of mental ill
health, but that problems exist in accessing healthcare services in people of migrant origin …