Neil Krishan Aggarwal, MD, MBA, MA, DFAPA

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Psychiatrists and Peacemaking: A Cultural Psychiatry Perspective

Neil Krishan Aggarwal, MD, MBA, MA, DFAPA;H. Steven Moffic, MD

June 6th 2024

H. Steven Moffic, MD, interviews Neil Krishan Aggarwal, MD, MBA, MA, DFAPA, on his new book and the concept of peacemaking.

The Cross-Cultural Dimensions of Psychosis

Neil Krishan Aggarwal, MD, MBA, MA, DFAPA

November 11th 2022

All medical students, psychiatry residents, fellows, faculty at academic medical institutions, and psychiatrists in independent practice must develop skills in cultural competence to avoid perpetuating disparities in health outcomes for BIPOC individuals with serious mental illnesses.

Cultural Issues in Diagnosing and Treating Psychotic Disorders

Neil Krishan Aggarwal, MD, MBA, MA, DFAPA

June 28th 2022

All mental health clinicians must now develop skills in cultural competence to avoid perpetuating disparities in health outcomes for BIPOC individuals with serious mental illnesses.

Psychiatrists Concerned With the Afghanistan Situation: Ethical and Practical Issues

Omar Reda, MD;H. Steven Moffic, MD;Saul Levine, MD;Mary V. Seeman, MD;Rahn K. Bailey, MD;Narpinder Kaur Malhi, MD;Neil Krishan Aggarwal, MD, MBA, MA, DFAPA;Rania Awaad, MD;Andrew J. McLean, MD, MPH;Rama Rao Gogineni, MD;John R. Peteet, MD;Ahmed Hankir, MD;SPIRIT (Social Psychiatrists Interested in Recovery from International Trauma)

August 17th 2021

What can psychiatrists do to help veterans, Muslims, immigrants, refugees, and all those affected by the US withdrawal?

The Role of Psychiatrists in Countering Violent Extremism

Neil Krishan Aggarwal, MD, MBA, MA, DFAPA;Kryst Cedeño;Kamaldeep Bhui, MD

February 28th 2017

There is no predictive tool that is likely to have validity for rare outcomes such as terrorist attacks. More here.

The DSM-5 Cultural Formulation Interview and the Evolution of Cultural Assessment in Psychiatry

Ravi DeSilva, MD, MA;Neil Krishan Aggarwal, MD, MBA, MA, DFAPA;Roberto Lewis-Fernández, MD, MTS

June 30th 2015

This evidence-based tool is composed of a series of questionnaires that assist clinicians in making person-centered cultural assessments to inform diagnosis and treatment planning.