Question

As the world grows more interconnected, psychologists may experience an increase in the number of clients with diverse backgrounds. As a result, psychologists may benefit from considering a client's culture and common perceptions of that culture for psychological disorders and diagnosis. For your future role in the field, consider how a client's cultural perceptions of a disorder may influence the diagnosis of a disorder, specifically in cases of substance use.

For this Discussion, consider how cultural perceptions of substance use may influence client diagnosis.

Also consider the criteria for substance related disorders. With these thoughts in mind:

Post an explanation of how client culture may influence client perceptions of substance use.

Then explain how you might use this information to determine if a client meets the criteria for a substance related disorder.

Answer 1

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,5th edition is published by APA in 2013.It is diagnosis and taxonomic tool for disorders.
It is one of the most important tools available for diagnosis of mental disorders like schizophrenia, ADHD, binge disorder, psychopaths, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder etc.
There are many weaknesses presented in DSM5 because it is based on Western world biased.
In many disorders, DSM-5 fails to diagnose disorders in the context of the Eastern world like Asian and Indian subcontinent due to the difference in socio-cultural ethics and norms.
By eliminating perception of cultural biases DSM may improve.