The case formulation in child and adolescent psychiatry.

Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am

Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239-3098, USA.

Published: January 2007

AI Article Synopsis

  • The article explores definitions of case formulation and contrasts it with diagnosis, highlighting how these concepts apply to child and adult patients differently.!
  • It discusses the role of case formulation in residency training, particularly the challenges residents face when moving from adult to child psychiatry.!
  • A structured approach for creating a biopsychosocial formulation is proposed, along with a review of specific psychotherapy formulations and a case example of a child resident's development of a case formulation through supervision.!

Article Abstract

This article reviews the various definitions of case formulation, differences between diagnosis and case formulation, how case formulation for the child patient differs from the adult patient, and case formulation in the context of residency training, including challenges for residents transitioning from adult psychiatry. It presents a suggested structure for constructing a biopsychosocial formulation that can be applied in a training setting. Several specialized types of psychotherapy formulation are reviewed in more detail. The article concludes with a case example of a child psychiatry resident's case formulation before and after discussion in supervision.

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