Cultural Psychiatry

Why repeat psychiatric admissions persist, plus what hospital teams can do to break the cycle.

A psychiatric reflects on a true gift, envisioning a future of hope, healing, and inclusion and celebrating the power of unity and compassion.

Porosity as an embodied metaphor.

Explore the critical role of social determinants in mental health, highlighting their impact on wellbeing and the need for interdisciplinary research.

Psychiatry explores extraordinary experiences like near-death experiences and out-of-body experiences, distinguishing them from mental illness to enhance patient care and understanding.

Vincenzo Di Nicola discusses the importance of pluralism in social psychiatry and the need for culturally relevant psychotherapy at the 2025 APA Annual Meeting.

For psychiatrists, can a poorly made film contain themes worthy of analysis?

We cannot learn from history unless we talk about it…

How can you best ethically treat patients?

What is the best treatment course for prolonged grief disorder?

Careful consideration of the complex interplay between cultural identities, associations with beauty, and body-focused repetitive behaviors, may improve case conceptualization and treatment outcomes.

Providing palliative care to patients with anorexia nervosa.

H. Steven Moffic, MD, interviews Neil Krishan Aggarwal, MD, MBA, MA, DFAPA, on his new book and the concept of peacemaking.

In advance of the June 4 FDA Advisory Committee Meeting on MDMA-assisted therapy, we sat down with Alejandra Alva, MD, to get his first impressions.

From populations to patients.

Psychiatrists may wish to engage the primary care team to conduct a comprehensive case formulation that takes cultural factors into account.

In honor of Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we had a discussion on how best to support AAPI youth and their families.

How can consulting psychiatrists help the team provide culturally appropriate care for diverse patient populations?

When we say “Happy New Year,” how can we ensure that wish leads to genuine happiness for others?

How can you learn from, appreciate, and grieve for other cultures?

Are you ready to choose something new?

Interventions that rely solely on change lack balance. This is especially true when working with minoritized individuals who have very real and justified pain stemming from systemic problems.

“The more one is able to leave one’s cultural home, the more easily is one able to judge it…”

"If we ignore or do not successfully address these future risks, we may need more than luck to avoid these looming disasters."