title: Formulation for beginners.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Developing a formulation is an important method of understanding the people we treat. Writing a formulation need not be seen as burdensome or difficult. Our objective is to provide a framework for the formulation process to make it more accessible for beginners.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We describe a method that beginners can adopt easily and then build upon as their experience and knowledge broadens.
authors.affiliation: Director Clinical Teaching MBBS, Central Clinical School, Monash University and Alfred Health; Consultant Psychiatrist at Alfred Health; Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia r.selzer@alfred.org.au.
authors.forename: Rob
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Selzer
authors.affiliation: Head of Consultation, Liaison and Emergency Psychiatry at Alfred Health; Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ellen
keywords: assessment; formulation; psychiatry; training