The purpose of this assignment is to encourage critical thinking about the nature of psychiatric diagnosis by examining cultural, philosophical, historical and economic aspects of the DSM as well as the idea of diagnosis as a social construct.
Please read the four articles below:
2. – Medscape – Mar 04, 2022 (see attachments)
2. 2. Fadus, M., Ginsburg, K., Sobowale, K., Halliday-Boykins, C., Bryant, B., Gray, K., & Squeglia, L. (2020). Unconscious bias and the diagnosis of disruptive behavior disorders and ADHD in African American and Hispanic youth. Academic Psychiatry, 44, 95-102. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-019-01127-6
3. Petrovich, A. & Garcia, B. (2016). Strengthening the DSM: Incorporating resilience and cultural competence. (2nd ed.). (pp.34-46). Springer Publishing. (Note: this article is also required reading for Class 1)
4. Bredstrom, A. (2019). Culture and context in mental health diagnosing: Scrutinizing the DSM-5 revision. Journal of Medical Humanities, 40(3), 347-363. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10912-017-9501-1
In this three to four page double-spaced paper explore your personal reactions to the readings provided. Please note that you should not be summarizing the readings. This assignment is an analysis and reaction to the readings, not a “book report”. You will need to use in-text citations in this paper, I need to be very clear about which reading you are referring to throughout the paper. Please address all four articles in the paper.
In your paper, discuss the following topics:
● What are your emotional reactions to the readings? Which of the arguments/examples are most compelling? What, if any, criticisms do you have of any of the readings?
● What do these materials have to say about the nature of psychiatric diagnosis? How much does it change your view of the DSM and the interventions we use to treat mental illness?
● What might you do differently in your clinical practice based on the knowledge obtained from these articles?
