title: A personal journey into cultural psychiatry.
abstract: The two primary audiences for this article are psychiatrists interested in a cultural psychiatry career and academic as well as healthcare leaders who are in a position to support cultural psychiatry training. In addition to describing my own personal journey through cultural psychiatry, this report includes strategic recommendations for becoming a cultural psychiatrist as well as rationales for supporting a cadre of cultural psychiatrists in the coming decades. A World Health Organization (WHO) sponsored program for training clinicians in addictions is described. Finally, the account summarizes those clinical, research, educational, consultative, and leadership roles that cultural training influenced during my career.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of Minnesota, 1 Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA. weste010@umn.edu
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Westermeyer
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D000883:Anthropology / Q000193:education / Q000639:trends; D001210:Asia, Southeastern; D002321:Career Choice; D002322:Career Mobility; D054521:Cultural Competency; D003479:Curriculum / Q000639:trends; D005008:Ethnopsychology / Q000193:education / Q000639:trends*; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000523:psychology; D007396:Internship and Residency; D007857:Leadership; D008611:Mentors / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000639:trends; D012106:Research / Q000639:trends; D012945:Social Values; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D014481:United States; D014944:World Health Organization