The authors describe the mother of a 14-year-old female patient who carried out almost all the compulsive behaviours and rituals for her child. Pratt, Daniel To fully These authors pioneered cultural adaptation of a CBT-based family intervention for psychosis for African-Caribbean people in England, and found it to be feasible and acceptable (Edge et al., Reference Edge, Degnan, Cotterill, Berry, Baker, Drake and Abel2018a,b). This declaration asserts that cultural pluralism pre-supposes respect for human rights. These enhancements are drawn from the clinical work and experience of intensively trained bilingual DBT therapists. Culturally adapting CBT is the only way access to this evidence-based therapy can be improved for marginalized communities in Europe and North America and for the local population outside of these regions where more than 80% of the world population lives. for this article. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based treatment that is principle-driven, rendering it well-suited for adaptations across cultural contexts. This article conducts a systematic review of the literature to determine the nature and extent of cultural adaptations of DBT to date. They suggest that CBT compliments many aspects of military culture, for example agenda setting (emphasis on the daily structure), explicit goals for treatment (focus on mission completion) and focus on skill training (development of strengths). Finally, this special issue publishes seven articles (f) on issues related to service delivery, practice, training and supervision when working with a diverse population. The authors suggest that ACT and CFT may provide a practical framework for a culturally adapted therapy that targets the needs of those experiencing intersectional LGBTQ+ and Muslim identities. Tanzania, like many other low- and middle-income countries, has a long tradition of faith healers (Li, Reference Li2011). Lets explore a few different ways cultural appropriation can be perpetuated, taken from a largely American context: A member of a majority group profiting financially or socially from the culture of a minority group is cultural appropriation. Don'ts of Cultural Appropriation Chan, Ngan Yin In terms of the mode of delivery, a group approach was considered more suitable to provide peer support and normalization for the UASC. There are multiple arguments in favour of adapting CBT for people from a diverse background (Sue et al., Reference Sue, Zane, Nagayama Hall and Berger2009). Curbing cultural appropriation in the fashion industry Murray and colleagues (Reference Murray, Haroz, Pullmann, Dorsey, Kane, Augustinavicius and Bolton2019) present data from two previously conducted RCTs (Bolton et al., Reference Bolton, Lee, Haroz, Murray, Dorsey, Robinson and Bass2014; Weiss et al., Reference Weiss, Murray, Zangana, Mahmooth, Kaysen, Dorsey and Bolton2015) in which they tested a modular, multi-problem, transdiagnostic manual using the common elements treatment approach (CETA). The authors have used a variety of approaches to describe their experiences of working with people from diverse backgrounds. But what is cultural appropriation? Total loading time: 0 Werntz, Alexandra The authors concluded that CBT can be an acceptable and effective treatment for culturally diverse SAD sufferers with modest modifications, and that applying them increases the treatment compliance and its outcomes, although they issue caution based on the quality of reporting and multiple methodological issues. Most importantly, a focus on the implementation of adapted CBT, service development and improving access to adapted CBT is required, which can only happen with building the evidence base and advocacy for the right to evidence-based care. Cultural appropriation is distinct from cultural exchange, in which two cultures participate in each others rituals and customs on an equal footing. One paper discusses the application of dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) with LGBTQ service users (Skerven et al., Reference Skerven, Whicker and LeMaire2019), another describes a case series of vaginismus therapy in Tunisia (Zgueb et al., Reference Zgueb, Ouali, Achour, Jomli and Nacef2019), while the third paper reports use of behaviour therapy when working with gender and sexual minorities in the context of Islamic culture (Langroudi and Skinta, Reference Langroudi and Skinta2019). This special issue addresses a variety of problems, populations and psychotherapies. The mental health systems in low- and middle-income countries (LAMICs) are under-resourced, limited to big cities and fragmented (Rathod et al., Reference Rathod, Pinninti, Irfan, Gorczynski, Rathod, Gega and Naeem2017). The belief that not being a pious person is associated with depression or anxiety is also common among other religious groups (Mir et al., Reference Mir, Ghani, Meer and Hussain2019; Naeem et al., Reference Naeem, Phiri, Munshi, Rathod, Ayub, Gobbi and Kingdon2015a). Authors believe combining these two paradigms can help LGBTQ+ service users in effectively interacting with this population. Most importantly, they address the cultural issues too. Seven articles cover aspects of adaptation of therapies for people from different backgrounds. Their original study consisted of individual in-depth face-to-face interviews with patients with psychosis (n = 15) and focused groups with lay members (n = 52), CBT therapists (n = 22) and mental health practitioners (n = 25). So far, the uptake of these interventions into health systems has been low (Naeem et al., Reference Naeem, Rathod, Khan and Ayub2016a). However, this will require a two-pronged approach: improving race relations at a national level and working closely with the accreditation bodies and service providers through canvassing, and emphasizing the role social factors play in the management of emotional and mental health problems. In addition to adapting BA, they have developed a self-help booklet. DBT is an evidence-based practice (Linehan, 2014), and research reflects mindfulness and acceptance-based therapies to indicate some clinical promise with There are (b) seven articles covering different aspects of adaptation of therapies for diverse populations which include: culturally adapted family intervention using case studies (Berry et al., Reference Berry, Day, Mulligan, Seed, Degnan and Edge2018), a discussion of maladaptive schema and schema therapy in the context of Greek culture (Kolonia et al., Reference Kolonia, Tsartsara and Giakoumaki2019), use of a transdiagnostic intervention in low resource countries (Murray et al., Reference Murray, Haroz, Pullmann, Dorsey, Kane, Augustinavicius and Bolton2019), application of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) with a Turkish population in London (Perry et al., Reference Perry, Gardener, Oliver, Ta and zen2019), a framework to culturally adapt CBT (Rathod et al., Reference Rathod, Phiri and Naeem2019), a case report of family-based CBT for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) from Saudi Arabia (Alatiq and Alrshoud, Reference Alatiq and Alrshoud2018) and a paper discussing CBT in military culture (Zwiebach et al., Reference Zwiebach, Lannert, Sherrill, McSweeney, Sprang, Goodnight and Rauch2019).