Cultural Formulation: A Reader for Psychiatric Diagnosis

The publication of the Cultural Formulation Outline in the DSM-IV represented a significant event in the history of standard diagnostic systems. It was the first systematic attempt at placing cultural and contextual factors as an integral component of the diagnostic process. The year was 1994 and its coming was ripe since the multicultural explosion due to migration, refugees, and globalization on the ethnic composition of the U.S. population made it compelling to strive for culturally attuned psychiatric care.Mezzich/Caracci is the author of 'Cultural Formulation: A Reader for Psychiatric Diagnosis', published 2008 under ISBN 9780765704894 and ISBN 0765704897.