Saeed Farooq.
The language in mental health resarch and practice.
J Pak Psych Soc Jan ;7(2):49-50.

The cultural and linguistic diversity should be an integral component of the training. We suggest that attaining cultural competency should become one of the essential components of the fellowship training program of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Pakistan. Although current psychiatric literature addresses the issues related to psychometric properties of psychiatric instruments, the effects of language differences affecting these important variables are poorly studied and needs to be highlighted in psychiatric training. It must be realized that the linguistics is not merely concerned with nuances of the language. It lies at the heart of psychiatric practice and should be an area of concern for all of us in training, research and practice.

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