LOOKING FOR A GOOD DOCTOR - A CULTURAL FORMULATION OF THE TREATMENT OF A FIRST NATIONS WOMAN USING WESTERN AND FIRST NATIONS METHOD

The following paper utilizes the DSM-IV suggested clinical and cultura l formulation to present an example of how First Nations and western t reatment methods can work together to treat a First Nation's woman wit h a serious mental disorder The formulation provides reflections on cu ltural elements in the diagnosis and what distinct and common elements are present in the First Nations and western explanatory models for e tiology and treatment.