Culturally sensitive mental health research: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Given disparities in healthcare outcomes between ethnocultural groups, there is a need for research to be sensitive to cultural needs and differences to consequently address health inequalities. As part of a project aiming to co-produce a publicly acceptable core mental health dataset (CMHDS) for use in physical health research, evidence was sought as to how this could be made inclusive of a diverse population. The objective was to answer the following questions: What is best practice for culturally sensitive mental health research? How should mental health research be adapted to be culturally sensitive?

Methodology

A comprehensive literature search was conducted using the following four electronic databases: PsychINFO, EMBASE, CINAHL and Medline as well as a capp

SUBMITTER: Lyons P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11874804 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature