Latin American Guide for Psychiatric Diagnosis (GLDP).
Culturally competent diagnostic systems are necessary for an effective and ethical clinical practice, as cultural diversity of patients increase around the world. Latin American psychiatrists hold a long-standing commitment to this enterprise. Recently, two main Latin American adaptations to the international psychiatric classification have emerged: the Cuban Glossary of Psychiatry, and the project of the Latin American Guide for Psychiatric Diagnosis (GLADP). Keeping ICD-10 as the basis for nosological organization, GLADP is being developed with contributions by mental health professionals from Latin American countries. GLADP comprises 4 parts: (1) historical and cultural framework, (2) comprehensive diagnosis and formulation, (3) psychiatric nosology and (4) appendixes.
Berganza
Carlos E
CE
San Carlos University School of Medicine, Guatemala, Guatemala.
Mezzich
Juan E
JE
Jorge
Miguel Roberto
MR
D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D006801:Humans; D038801:International Classification of Diseases / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007843:Latin America; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results