Diagnosis and Formulation in Psychiatry

Question 1

biopsychosocial model?

Answer 1

health and illness are determined by a dynamic interaction between biological, psychosocial and social factors
organises the patient’s symptoms in a meaningful way
enables development of comprehensive and holistic care

Question 2

diagnosis vs formulation?

Answer 2

diagnosis = what the person "has" - group of consistent symptoms which can be categorised into distinct entity
formulaiton = how the person became ill as a result of their geentics, personality, psychological factors, biological factors etc..........

Question 3

components of a formulation?

Answer 3

predisposing factors (areas of vulnerability which increase risk - genetics etc)
precipitating factors (stressors or other events related to current symptoms (identity conflicts, trauma leading to flashbacks etc)
perpetuating factors (any conditions in the patients, family or community that exacerbate rather than solve the problem - e.g relationship problems, lack of education, financial stress etc)
protective factors (patients own areas of competency, skill, talent, supportive elements - counteract the other 3)