Analyze the professional, moral, ethical, legal, and cultural issues surrounding psychopathology. Examine the essential elements of each factor and how they relate to a case study.

John is a married man in his 43rd year with three kids. He is from India and is currently residing in the US with his family under a work visa. John's wife and a few family friends asked him to visit your facility for an assessment and evaluation. During the initial portion of the examination, he seems to be in a sad mood, avoids making eye contact, and speaks seldom. John claims that he hasn't been getting enough sleep lately and that he is under a lot of stress from his job and from not performing to the standards expected of him. He claims that he is not doing as well as he had hoped he would while part-time attending a local institution. Long-lasting grief, a sense of helplessness, a lack of appetite, and intense guilt over his feelings and thoughts have all been present in him. You observe that he seems to use the word "stress" for "depression" throughout the dialogue. John says he dreads discussing his performance at job and school with his father, with whom he speaks on a weekly basis. John explains that he has been considering that it will be increasingly harder to return to India and face his father, mother, and extended family if he fails here in the United States as he starts to feel more at ease. He admits that he has been considering hurting himself, particularly at those times of the day when his anxiety of failing is at its worst. John confesses that he has thought about how he might end his life and that he also has the tools to carry it out. John mentions that he works every day with two extremely close friends as one of his strengths and supports. He claims that his wife is very encouraging and that without his kids, who give him inspiration and strength every day, he does not know what he would do.

Part 1: Apply the four domains of the Cultural Formulation Interview.

• Apply the four domains of the Cultural Formulation Interview to the case study.
• Provide a thorough analysis of how information gathered in the Cultural Formulation Interview would apply to the diagnostic process with the individual in the case study.
• Discuss at least two ways cultural considerations may impact the diagnostic process with the individual in the case study.

Part 2: Examine the legal, ethical, and professional multicultural considerations associated with the case.

• Explain the legal standard for civil commitment.
  • What are the cultural considerations that should be considered prior to a civil commitment?
  • What specific cultural considerations related to the case should be considered related to civil commitment?
• Provide a rationale for why it is professionally and ethically imperative for the clinician to be aware of cultural considerations in the diagnostic process.
• Explain at least two ways one's own multiculturalism and diversity perspectives may impact working with the client in the case study.
  • How might one's own perspectives be applied or impact the diagnostic process?