- Title
- Case formulation using pattern-based formulation (PBF) methodology: clinical case 4
- Creator
- Fernando, Irosh; Lampe, Lisa
- Relation
- Australasian Psychiatry Vol. 26, Issue 6, p. 662-666
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1039856218789785
- Publisher
- Sage Publications
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2018
- Description
- Objectives: To provide a further example of the utility of the pattern-based model in formulation, and to introduce some further patterns. Methods: A case study was carried out using the Pattern-based Formulation (PBF). Results: Based on the case of a patient with a past history of trauma who developed late onset somatic symptoms, post-traumatic stress disorder and major depression, the PBF approach enabled development of a comprehensive formulation to explain the patient’s current presentation. Four patterns were utilised. Conclusions: The PBF method of using patterns as building blocks enables development of a psychobiological formulation that can accommodate considerable complexity. PBF represents a broadly applicable method that may assist psychiatry trainees and others to develop good quality formulations.
- Subject
- psychiatric case formulation; clinical reasoning in psychiatry; pattern-based case formulation
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1447198
- Identifier
- uon:43078
- Identifier
- ISSN:1039-8562
- Language
- eng
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