Loss, Psychosis, and Chronic Suicidality in a Korean American Immigrant Man: Integration of Cultural Formulation Model and Multicultural Case Conceptualization.

摘要: Culture shapes the nature, experience, and expression of psychopathology help-seeking behavior across ethnically diverse groups. Although study among Asian Americans has advanced, clinicians remain in need culturally appropriate tools for assessment diagnosis severe mental disorders including psychotic symptoms Americans. In this article, we present a brief overview two relevant conceptual tools: a) Cultural Formulation Model, b) Multicultural Case Conceptualization approach. We use case scenario to illustrate integration these approaches providing responsive clinical conceptualization, treatment Korean American immigrant suffering from prominent psychiatric symptoms. intend discussion engender further empirical work advance our knowledge manifestation experience illness Americans, contribute competent prevention intervention chronic persistent within group.