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December 8, 2025Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic

Promoting mental health equity through cultural competence

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KFKenneth Po-Lun FungSKSoyeon Kim

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Overview

This review emphasizes cultural competence's role in psychotherapy and health equity, suggesting pathways for inclusive practices.

Key Points

  • The aim is to explore cultural competence and its significance in promoting health equity in mental health care.
  • Review of cultural competence and related concepts
  • Examination of frameworks like DSM-5-TR Outline for Cultural Formulation
  • Analysis of cultural adaptations in psychotherapy
  • Discussion on inclusive organizational practices and ongoing training
  • Cultural competence improves access and treatment for diverse populations
  • Mindfulness-based interventions enhance effectiveness in psychotherapy
  • Addressing structural inequities is essential for systemic change

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Fung et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/693624ce4fa91c937236cd90https://doi.org/10.1521/bumc.2025.89.4.262
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