An empirical categorization of psychosocial factors for clinical case formulation and treatment planning.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this paper is to assemble a basic, empirically derived set of psychosocial 'linchpin' factors for use in case formulation and treatment planning.


METHODS
Observations are drawn from clinical work and the psychiatric literature.


CONCLUSIONS
A generic set of psychosocial factors can be useful in providing reference points for case formulation and treatment planning. Such a categorization of factors might be useful for trainees and could help promote discourse toward a 'common language' in psychotherapeutic formulation.
Restifo
Sam
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North Metropolitan Area Mental Health Service, Perth, WA, Australia. salvatore.restifo@bigpond.com
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001364:Awareness; D003657:Decision Making; D004532:Ego; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D009769:Object Attachment; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011340:Problem Solving; D011584:Psychology; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012931:Social Environment; D012944:Social Support