The psychiatric cultural formulation: Translating medical anthropology into clinical practice

Journal of Psychiatric Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 73-85

  Aggarwal, Neil Krishan ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

applied medical anthropology; cultural psychiatry; DSM IV Outline for Cultural Formulation; psychiatric anthropology; psychiatric history

Indexed keywords

AGED; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOGRAPHY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IDENTITY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL PATIENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANTHROPOLOGY, MEDICAL; CULTURE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; ETHNOPSYCHOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 84858819206     PISSN: 15274160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pra.0000413273.01682.05     Document Type: Review

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