Before revision: Retrieved Dec 3, 2011 from URL This article and many more are available on the APA web site URL DSM & western diagnostic hegemony In addition to the broader dimensions of western colonial and cultural influence on indigenous psychologies, there are specific limitations for indigenous psychologies that arise from the pervasive (nearly universal) acceptance of western diagnostic tools as the primary source of diagnostic features/criteria for psychopathology.Thakker, J., & Ward, T. (1998).
After revision: Retrieved Dec 3, 2011 from URL DSM & western diagnostic hegemony In addition to the broader dimensions of western colonial and cultural influence on indigenous psychologies, there are specific limitations for indigenous psychologies that arise from the pervasive (nearly universal) acceptance of western diagnostic tools as the primary source of diagnostic features/criteria for psychopathology.Thakker, J., & Ward, T. (1998).