@article{ref1,
title=""True Enough" Formulations: The MAPS Approach",
journal="Harvard review of psychiatry",
year="2012",
author="Goldman, Stuart",
volume="20",
number="3",
pages="149-159",
abstract="Clinical case formulation is at the core of competent care. When appropriately constructed it is grounded in best practices and serves as an explanatory model, a prescriptive road map, and a yardstick for all interventions. Despite the key role of formulations, many clinicians struggle with their construction and usage. The author offers a new model described as the MAPS approach. This framework, which is pragmatic, driven by clinical data, and process oriented, helps clinicians develop a &quot;true enough&quot; core formulation focusing on the most salient clinical elements that must be addressed. Its graphic nature helps reinforce the interrelated systems nature of psychiatric work and directs the clinician to a restricted number of specific areas that both inform the &quot;core formulation&quot; and serve as the targets for care. This comprehensive model, which includes evaluation, formulation, treatment planning, and treatment monitoring, readily complements and dovetails with the full range of treatment approaches.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1067-3229",
doi="10.3109/10673229.2012.694323",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/10673229.2012.694323"
}