Continuing our series profiling the cultural concepts of distress included in DSM-5. Next up, Kufungisisa. Here's a quick summary, helpfully posted on Facebook:Kufungisisa,...
Social Work Exam and Culture: Khyâl Cap
Continuing to survey the nine cultural concepts of distress listed in DSM-5. Here's Khyâl cup (or Khyâl Attack). Here's a quick definition adapted from the slideshow...
Social Work Exam and Culture: Dhat Syndrome
Next up in our survey of culture-specific mental health complexes: Dhat Syndrome. Wikipedia summarizes:Dhat syndrome is a condition found in the cultures of the...
Socal Work Exam and Culture: Ataque de Nervios
The DSM-5 takes a new approach to culture-specific syndromes. But the content is the same. Here's a first in a series to get you up to speed on these syndromes,...
DSM-5 Practice Exams
DSM-5 doesn't show up on the ASWB exam till July 1st. But it's appearing at a practice exam near you...now: Taking the #ASWB exam after July 1st? The first two...
Culture in DSM-5
What's happened with culturally-bound symptoms in DSM-5? For one thing, they're now called "cultural concepts of distress." And they've been, to some extent, integrated...
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