Discussion 1:
Using the assigned web article html as a starting point, please identify one primary strength or one primary weakness of the DSM-5 and write about it in your original discussion board post.
Explain why knowledge of other cultures is important in diagnosis and treatment and identify one thing a therapist can do to minimize cultural bias in mental health practice.
Discussion 2:
In your post, please identify one (and only one) specific symptom that could be associated with a particular type of somatic disorder and how and why you think that symptom meets the diagnostic criteria for that disorder. In this post, please also comment on the strength of the evidence for that behavior and what additional information you would want to get to determine if a disorder was really present.
