The Outline for Cultural Formulation (OCF) introduced with DSM-IV provided a framework for
clinicians to organize cultural information relevant to diagnostic assessment and treatment …

Given the complexity of the psychosocial issues facing immigrant women, there is a need to
develop a comprehensive response toward addressing the multifaceted challenges …

The stress of migration as well as social factors and changes related to the receiving society
may lead to the manifestation of psychiatric disorders in vulnerable individuals after …

Abstract The Outline for Cultural Formulation (OCF) in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) marked an attempt to apply anthropological …

Canada is a highly diverse society and Canadian scholars and clinicians have been world
leaders in efforts to understand the impact of culture on mental health. However, to date …

Cultural competence is increasingly recognized as an essential component of effective
mental health care delivery to address diversity and equity issues. Drawing from the …

Recent events in Canada, such as the discovery of graves of Indigenous children at former
residential schools and the emergence of Black Lives Matter, have highlighted inequities …

The social construction of gender is an important concept for better understanding the
determinants of mental health in women and men. Going beyond physical and physiological …

Methods: A three-phase, evidenced-based approach was used. First, a systematic scoping
review (SSR) was conducted to identify professionalism elements. Second, a questionnaire …

Previous research has consistently demonstrated that university students who identify as
Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) are less likely to seek help for mental health …