Applying cultural psychiatry to non-pharmacological interventions.

Bhui K., Porter R., Douglas K., Escobar JI., Kisely S., Sen A., Kaufman KR.

To mark the 10th Anniversary of BJPsych Open, we explore the contributions of papers published in BJPsych Open to advance cultural psychiatry practice and policy. In our overview of papers published in BJPsych Open, we found examples of good practice where authors detailed the translation methods and interpretation models in the research. The task facing clinicians and public health practitioners is to evolve applied, locally relevant, culturally competent interventions in which specific adaptations are shaped by the potential beneficiaries, alongside theoretical and practical issues of cultural adaptation. Researchers and clinicians will need to provide evidence of acceptability and effectiveness of adapted interventions, alongside considering financial and implementation realities.

DOI

10.1192/bjo.2026.12017

Type

Journal article

Publication Date

2026-07-07T00:00:00+00:00

Volume

12

Keywords

Transcultural psychiatry, adaptation, evidence-based mental health, good practice, psychological treatments

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