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Expert Q&A

From The Carlat Psychiatry Report, Race and Mental Health

TCPR: What does a psychiatrist need to know about race in this era? Dr. Cyrus: Race and identity are hot topics, even for White people, so psychiatrists need to find a better way to talk about it. The pandemic brought the dynamics of oppression and inequality to the forefront in medicine. Racism is not just happening in the news, the protests, and the

Expert Q&A

Communicating With Patients About Gender

From The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report, Identity & Culture in Children and Adolescents

CCPR: Welcome, Dr. Keuroghlian. Please tell us what you do. Dr. Keuroghlian: At The Fenway Institute, I see transgender and gender-diverse (TGD)* patients in the behavioral health department. We also conduct education, training, technical assistance, and implementation with health systems and programs nationwide. I also direct the Gender Identity Progr

Clinical Update

Using an Interpreter in Psychiatric Practice

From The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report, Identity & Culture in Children and Adolescents

According to US census data, 21.9% of the US population speaks ‌a language other than English at home: chiefly Spanish, followed by Chinese (Center for Immigration Studies; www.tinyurl.com/s5e8s9q). Language barriers impair a child’s ability to receive appropriate, timely psychiatric treatment. Given these facts, as clinicians, we often need interpr

Expert Q&A

Cultural Issues in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

From The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report, Identity & Culture in Children and Adolescents

CCPR: Welcome, Dr. Pumariega. Please tell us about your work. Dr. Pumariega: I have been examining the impact of culture on mental health my entire career. My early work involved clinical practice, literature review, and my own studies to operationalize culturally competent services, leading to the Cultural Competence Standards for Four Racial Ethnic P