Is diagnosis enough to guide interventions in mental health? Using case formulation in clinical practice
<p>Abstract</p> <p>While diagnosis has traditionally been viewed as an essential concept in medicine, particularly when selecting treatments, we suggest that the use of diagnosis alone may be limited, particularly within mental health. The concept of clinical case formulation advoc...
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| author | Macneil Craig A Hasty Melissa K Conus Philippe Berk Michael |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>While diagnosis has traditionally been viewed as an essential concept in medicine, particularly when selecting treatments, we suggest that the use of diagnosis alone may be limited, particularly within mental health. The concept of clinical case formulation advocates for collaboratively working with patients to identify idiosyncratic aspects of their presentation and select interventions on this basis. Identifying individualized contributing factors, and how these could influence the person's presentation, in addition to attending to personal strengths, may allow the clinician a deeper understanding of a patient, result in a more personalized treatment approach, and potentially provide a better clinical outcome.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-21bab5b6ff9e49a7895a0b598dc43af32022-12-22T00:25:51ZengBMCBMC Medicine1741-70152012-09-0110111110.1186/1741-7015-10-111Is diagnosis enough to guide interventions in mental health? Using case formulation in clinical practiceMacneil Craig AHasty Melissa KConus PhilippeBerk Michael<p>Abstract</p> <p>While diagnosis has traditionally been viewed as an essential concept in medicine, particularly when selecting treatments, we suggest that the use of diagnosis alone may be limited, particularly within mental health. The concept of clinical case formulation advocates for collaboratively working with patients to identify idiosyncratic aspects of their presentation and select interventions on this basis. Identifying individualized contributing factors, and how these could influence the person's presentation, in addition to attending to personal strengths, may allow the clinician a deeper understanding of a patient, result in a more personalized treatment approach, and potentially provide a better clinical outcome.</p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/10/111Formulationdiagnosiscognitive behavioral therapypsychological intervention, case conceptualization |
| spellingShingle | Macneil Craig A Hasty Melissa K Conus Philippe Berk Michael Is diagnosis enough to guide interventions in mental health? Using case formulation in clinical practice BMC Medicine Formulation diagnosis cognitive behavioral therapy psychological intervention, case conceptualization |
| title | Is diagnosis enough to guide interventions in mental health? Using case formulation in clinical practice |
| title_full | Is diagnosis enough to guide interventions in mental health? Using case formulation in clinical practice |
| title_fullStr | Is diagnosis enough to guide interventions in mental health? Using case formulation in clinical practice |
| title_full_unstemmed | Is diagnosis enough to guide interventions in mental health? Using case formulation in clinical practice |
| title_short | Is diagnosis enough to guide interventions in mental health? Using case formulation in clinical practice |
| title_sort | is diagnosis enough to guide interventions in mental health using case formulation in clinical practice |
| topic | Formulation diagnosis cognitive behavioral therapy psychological intervention, case conceptualization |
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