Classification Systems Parker et al Exam questions with solutions

Aim -to compare how depressed chinese malaysian patients and caucasian australian patients identified cognitive and somatic symptoms as a sign of their depression and the reason that they sought professional help Procedure -sample half malaysian chinese and half australian caucasian participants -participants had all only been diagnosed with major depressive disorder -patients were asked to judge the extent to which they had experienced a number of symptoms(all the time, most of the time, some of the time, not at all) -the symptoms were a mixture of mood and cognitive symptoms common in western diagnosis, and somatic symptoms commonly observed by singaporean psychiatrists -they were also asked to rank the symptoms that they had experienced in order of how distressing they were -they also said the primary symptom that led them to seek help Findings -significantly more chinese then australian patients said a somatic symptom led them to seek help -there was no difference between groups in number of somatic symptoms being linked to their depression -the chinese were singificantly less likely to identify cognitive/emotional symptoms as a part of their problem Conclusion -in chinese culture, it is less appropriate to speak about one's lack of emotional health then in australian culture -this shows how cultural dimensions can impact interpretation's of disorders -thus in this scenario the application of the DSM would not be beneficial for a successful diagnosis -thus the creation of the CCMD -having a classification such as CCMD which is dedicated to chinese culture take into account such cultural dimensions in order to make successful diagnosis of abnormality in the context. Strengths -questionnaire included a variety of symptoms relevant to both groups -questionnaire was translated and back translated for credibility Add or remove terms You can also click the terms or definitions to blur or reveal them Review wit