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 …

Health inequities stem from systematic, pervasive social and structural forces. These forces
marginalize populations and create the circumstances that disadvantage these groups, as …

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 …

Purpose A systematic review was undertaken to characterize the training approaches that
are currently being implemented in postgraduate medical education to teach residents …

Culture is an important factor to be considered during any mental health intake assessment.
The Cultural Formulation Interview (CFI) is a 16-item semi-structured patient assessment …

Since 2020, brought to the forefront by movements such as Black Lives Matter and Idle No
More, it has been widely acknowledged that systemic racism contributes to racially …

Traditional curricula often fail to challenge psychiatry residents and educators to consider
how our societal norms, institutions, policies, and biases impact health care delivery …

The DSM-5 (American Psychiatric Association 2013a) Cultural Formulation Interview (CFI)
offers medical educators an important opportunity to incorporate culturally appropriate …

Culture shapes how patients perceive illness, seek treatment, and interact with the medical
system, and clinicians must be able to elicit cultural context that is specific and relevant to …