Diagnostic criteria in clinical settings: DSM-IV and cultural competence.
Historically, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder (DSM) gave little attention to cultural variations in mental disorder. DSM-IV includes a cultural case formulation outline. The current paper presents a case formulation of an American Indian client who presented with depressive symptoms and a history of substance dependence.
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American Indian and Alaska Native Programs, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, USA. michelle.christensen@uchsc.edu
D000328:Adult; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology; D017831:Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry); D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology; D009626:Terminology as Topic