Clinical and Sociocultural Appraisal of Mental Disorders

 As a clinician, it is important for you to be able to apply knowledge regarding various client presentations to your appraisal of mental disorders. You need to conceptualize these through both clinical and sociocultural perspectives. 

 you will demonstrate this ability by evaluating a case study addressing cognitive behavioral therapy for a refugee mother who suffers from depression and anxiety. 

 Faber, J., & Lee, E. (2020). Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for a Refugee Mother with Depression and Anxiety. Clinical Case Studies, 19(4), 239–257. 

 

• Appraise the sociocultural factors contributing to this client’s depression and anxiety. 
• Discuss how the therapist in the case study addressed these sociocultural factors throughout the course of therapy. 
• Evaluate how the therapist applies clinical concepts, such as cognitive errors and cognitive restructuring, as treatment tools, without imposing their own sociocultural values or beliefs on the client. 
• What do you believe were the contributory factors to the successful outcomes of this clinical case?