Bolton (2001)
One of the key questions in diagnosis today is cross-cultural validity. For a long time, it was believed that the Western model of diagnosis—for example, the DSM—was universal in its applicability. As a result, disorders were overdiagnosed in some subcultures within a society or underdiagnosed in others. To be more accurate in diagnosing mental health problems, an emic approach to diagnosis needs to be adopted. This...