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Culture is an important factor to be considered during any mental health intake assessment. The Cultural Formulation Interview (CFI) is a 16-item semi-structured patient assessment that was developed by the DSM-5's Cross-Cultural Issues Subgroup (DCCIS) and published in 2013 to aid clinicians in their cultural clinical assessment of mental illnesses. This scoping review aims to broadly summarize and review the existing literature on the CFI to see how the tool has been used since 2013. Following an initial search and screening in 4 databases, 30 articles were included in the final synthesis and evaluation. The main finding was that the CFI was a useful tool in a variety of settings throughout the world. The results suggest that employing the CFI increased rapport between patients and clinicians, aided in diagnostic and treatment planning, and increased the subjective exploration of the patient's illness narrative. The CFI was also deemed to have a positive impact on medical communication. Barriers to implementing the CFI were also presented. The available literature on the CFI is critically discussed, and the limitations of this review are explained. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]