Cultural Psychiatry

“The contributions of Black psychiatrists are essential for us achieving the work, achieving our goals, and really leaning into what we find to be our ‘why’ for why we do this work.”

How are you celebrating Mardi Gras?

“We are not exempt from these diseases. We have to speak up.”

In honor of Black History Month, Psychiatric Times™ highlights the contributions of Black clinicians to the field of psychiatry, as well as issues that continue to impact this underrepresented community.

How can you better provide care for American Indians and Alaska Natives?

This major medical organization is making an effort towards changing their culture. Here’s why more of us need to emulate these actions.

Can religion provide boundaries that extend beyond those of clinical psychiatry?

All mental health clinicians must now develop skills in cultural competence to avoid perpetuating disparities in health outcomes for BIPOC individuals with serious mental illnesses.

Sociocultural factors have been shown to impact both the presentation and course of schizophrenia/psychosis. Learn more here.

A look at the unique challenges of working with powerful and influential clients and strategies for success.

How the fetishization of Black bodies and the weaponization of European beauty standards are used against Black women in sport.

Psychiatric Times kicked off 2022 by featuring a wide variety of psychiatric issues and current events throughout January.

One resident interviews 2 NYC-based musicians about their experiences during the pandemic.

One doctor introduces the work of philosopher and critic Walter Benjamin and elements of his conceptualization of “experience.”

Does it sometimes take distance to better understand one another?

Is psychiatry doing enough to address societal challenges? We can honor those who have made a difference but have recently passed by taking up the charge.

Many Afghan refugees are coming to the United States. How can we effectively work with our new neighbors?

How can cultural humility in therapeutic settings improve patient outcomes?

Being a poet isn't a 9 to 5 job.

Don't stop now...

We know what you knead...

Here's a couple ways you can get better...

Two traumatic events... the same timing.

It's been 20 years since the 9/11 attacks. What have we learned?

Taking a page from African philosophy that emphasizes the importance of humanity into the psychiatric realm.

This rejection was DNA-deep...

Moms do it best.

The rise in anti-Asian violence will likely lead to a rise in Asian Americans presenting for psychiatric care. Here is how best to address the longer-term problems they face...

By recognizing the importance of minority mental health and caring for all types of patients, psychiatrists depict the epitome of humanity.

Too much time on phones is tearing the family apart...