Don’t be pressured into medicating your way out of cultural problems. What are the nuts and bolts of offering culturally competent care to children and adolescents? This article is a how-to with a case example that demonstrates a respectful approach to helping families caught between dominant and different cultural understandings.

Many of us work in settings where we do not speak the language of our patients. The law requires that we have help understanding our patients. This is good sense and good care, but there are multiple pitfalls. This article helps you navigate the necessary of using interpreters.

Read our interview with Dr. Andres Pumariega, MD. Professor and Chief, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry at University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, who offers truly sage and actionable advice about how to approach, understand and address issues of culture and diversity in child and adolescent psychiatry.