Resources
Resources in Cultural Psychiatry
The SSPC Board of Directors is the governing body for the organization. It has the privilege and responsibility of maintaining the vitality of the organization, including its financial well-being and efforts toward meeting its mission. The board is comprised of officers (President, Vice President/President-Elect, Treasurer, Secretary, and Immediate Past President) and board members at-large. A maximum of 14 people may serve on the board. Board members serve three-year terms that begin at the time of the Annual Meeting (usually mid-April), and they may serve two consecutive terms. One position is reserved for a trainee, and one for a non-physician professional.
Allied organizations and institutions
World Psychiatric Association-Transcultural Psychiatry Section
World Association of Cultural Psychiatry
Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry, McGill University
New York State Center of Excellence for Cultural Competence at the New York State Psychiatric Institute
Center for Health, Culture and Society
International Association for Cross Cultural Psychology
Society for Psychological Anthropology
Journals in Cultural Psychiatry and related fields
Transcultural Psychiatry
Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry
Culture & Psychology
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
Websites related to Cultural Psychiatry
Human Resources and Services Administration Culture, Language and Health Literacy
Videos for use in Cultural Psychiatry training
APA: “Real Doctors in Action” DVD on 4 minority psychiatrists
Mental Health Association of California: DVDs on stigma of mental illness in Asian Americans and Latinos
“Culture of Emotions” on DSM-IV Outline for Cultural Formulation
Model curricula in Cultural Psychiatry
University of Washington Integrative Health in Psychiatry curriculum for residents
University of Washington Religion, Spirituality and Culture curriculum for residents
American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training model curricula on Cultural Psychiatry (requires membership)
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Diversity and Cultural Competency Curriculum for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Training
