Vaishnavi Govindan is an MSc Child and Adolescent Mental Health student at King’s College London, currently completing a placement at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. She received the Anula Nikapota Prize for the original essay on which this article is based.
Vaishnavi Govindan
Vaishnavi Govindan is an MSc Child and Adolescent Mental Health student at King’s College London, currently completing a placement at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. She received the Anula Nikapota Prize for the original essay on which this article is based.
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Cultural Formulation: When Does It Become Stereotyping?
Cultural formulation can help clinicians understand how culture shapes distress, help-seeking and experiences of illness. However, when cultural knowledge replaces curiosity about the individual, it can become the very stereotyping it is intended to prevent.
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