Psychiatrists' use of psychological formulation

Abstract

Reports an error in "Psychiatrists' Use of Psychological Formulation" by A. Summers and S. Mizen (The Psychiatric Bulletin, 2016[Dec][1], Vol 40[6], 349). The declaration of interest was incorrect in the print version of this article. This should read: 'A.S., on behalf of the Medical Psychotherapy Faculty Executive Committee, was the lead author of Using Formulation in General Psychiatric Care: Good Practice (Occasional Paper OP103, Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2017)'. The online version has been corrected post-publication. (The following abstract of the original article appeared in record 2017-35617-017). Comments on an article by R. Mohtashemi et al. (see record 2016-48534-010). In a qualitative study, Mohtashemi et al have helpfully explored the use of psychological formulation by adult psychiatrists. They describe how this is limited in extent and discuss the implications of these findings from the perspective of clinical psychologists. We would like to offer some additional observations from a different perspective, that of psychiatrists with a particular interest in the use of formulation in everyday psychiatric practice. It is perhaps worth mentioning that the term 'formulation' continues to be used in different ways, as it has been for at least 30 years. Sometimes it denotes a summing up of a case and its management, sometimes an interpretation of why a problem is occurring. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)