Cultural formulation

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  • Summarize the key points from the two articles below.
  • Address how the DSM-5 addressed the problems/challenges described in the articles and weave in a discussion of what issues still remain.
  • Share what your recommendations are related to best practices regarding cultural formulation when making a diagnosis?

The two articles:

 

Parzen, M. D. (2003). Toward a culture-bound syndrome-based insanity defense? Culture, Medicine & Psychiatry, 27(2), 131-155. https://doi-org.ezproxy.bellevue.edu/10.1023/A:1024217907209

 

White Kress, V. E., Eriksen, K. P., Rayle, A. D., & Ford, S. J. W. (2005). The DSM-IV-TR and Culture: Considerations for Counselors. Journal of Counseling & Development, 83(1), 97-104. https://doi-org.ezproxy.bellevue.edu/10.1002/j.1556-6678.2005.tb00584.x

 

Also for reference:

 

American Psychiatric Association. (2022). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-5-TR™ (5th ed.)