1. Culture: Do we need to know about it?

This episode introduces "Perspectives: Mental Health and Culture" by exploring how culture shapes mental health and therapy. Behrang Ajam, a Registered Psychotherapist shares a story of a client (name and story changed for privacy) navigating cultural expectations, highlighting themes like collectivist and individualist values, cultural expressions of mental health, and potential biases in diagnostic practices. Listeners are encouraged to think about how their own cultural backgrounds influence their views on mental health and therapy. This introduction opens the conversation to understanding and addressing cultural dynamics in mental health care.