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Reassessing cultural evaluations in geriatrics: insights from cultural psychiatry
1Department of Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. neil.aggarwal@yale.edu
Abstract:
Current cultural competency models in geriatrics represent positive developments but may focus disproportionately on group-level information without attending to intracultural, individual variations. This article reviews these limitations and introduces the cultural formulation from psychiatry as a more-thorough assessment strategy. By focusing on the patient's relationships with cultural identity, illness explanations, social networks, and the physician, a cultural formulation designed for geriatrics may help clinicians plan treatment and follow-up in a more-comprehensive and -patient-centered way. Detailed case studies illustrate its potential applications within geriatrics.
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