Objectives. Cross-cultural mental health researchers often analyze patient explanatory models
of illness to optimize service provision. The Cultural Formulation Interview (CFI) is a cross-…

The spread of neuroimaging technologies around the world has led to diverse practices of
forensic psychiatry and the emergence of neuroethics and neurolaw. This article surveys the …

Professional neuroscience organizations have recently pledged their commitments to diversity,
equity, and inclusion in examining institutional discrimination; to raise questions about …

… My sisters-in-law, Reema Aggarwal and Radhika Kumar, have helped me find humor in …
, Sarla Aggarwal, Shyam Lal Aggarwal, Kesar Devi Aggarwal, and Nanak Aggarwal, who …

This article introduces a thematic issue of Transcultural Psychiatry with selected papers from
the McGill Advanced Study Institute in Cultural Psychiatry on “Pluralism and Polarization: …

This paper complicates the notion of the suicide bomber as represented in mental health
literature. Most authors apply Western psychiatric concepts to understand suicide bombers …

What we term the “traits” approach aggregates individuals by an ethnic or social characteristic
to promote cultural competency for communities around training institutions (2–4). Sample …

Advancing President Biden’s Equity Agenda On his first day in office, President Biden signed
an executive order on advancing racial equity and supporting underserved communities. …

Hi my name is XXX, and I will be going through this interview with you, where you will be
asked for your opinion on the usefulness of the Cultural Formulation Interview (CFI) at your …

… One case study (Aggarwal 2012a) has reported that the CFI may not be helpful for bipolar
patients with acute mania who struggle to communicate with pressured speech. Our clinicians …