It is universally acknowledged that due to factors including war, starvation, collapsed civil societies, genocide, religious cleansing, and many other unbearable stressors, asylum seekers regularly experience mental disorders and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in one way or another even prior to their forced migration. Worse still, protracted detention and screening before they are granted entry, and overwhelming hatred, discrimination, stigmatization, hostility, as well as xenophobic reactions from natives in the host country, can then further traumatize these individuals. It is in this context that Kinzie and Keepers’ edited collection The Psychiatric Evaluation and Treatment of Refugees is published, which brings together scholars and psychotherapists to draw worldwide attention to the ongoing psychological struggles of this population. What gives this volume an urgency often lacking in literature on psychiatric interventions with refugees is its emphasis on assessing and treating refugees’ psychiatric problems from a socio-cultural perspective instead of amplifying psychopharmacological remedies. Based on the belief that ‘culture has an important role in the presentation of illness, and cultural differences impact upon the diagnosis and treatment of migrant populations in part due to linguistic, religious and social variation from the clinician providing care’ (Bhugar and Becker 2005: 18), chapters in this volume focus on symptoms, diagnosis, and therapies of patients’ psychosis from cross-cultural perspectives within the framework of the Intercultural Psychiatric Program (IPP) launched at the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) in Portland, Oregon. Through this program, the authors have had the opportunity to learn more about the psychological plight of specific refugee populations, including children and adolescents, geriatric patients, and immigrants at the US-Mexico Border. The abundant clinical case examples illustrate the cultural barriers these displaced groups are confronted with when seeking psychiatric help.