Is DSM-5 an improvement over DSM-IV in the area of PTSD? The publication of the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5; American Psychiatric Association, 2013) introduces a number of significant changes to the criteria of post-traumatic stress disorder, including the revision to the A trauma criterion, three additional symptoms (increasing the symptom total from 17 to 20), and a division of the avoidance cluster into avoidance and negative alterations in cognitions and mood. The main purpose of revising any psychiatric definition is to enhance diagnostic accuracy and clinical utility. There are many researches investigating on whether the DSM-5 model of PTSD is an improvement over the previous DSM-IV model…
In the world we live in today, it's no surprise that people are crazy and nearly psychotic to some extent. Our world is filled with people from all backgrounds and cultures that we have no explanation on why they act the way they do, but everyone is different. A main difference in the individuals that walk on the earth are their personal psychological disorders. A psychological disorder, or sometimes better known as a mental disorder, is a pattern of behavioral or psychological symptoms that impact multiple life areas and create distresses for the individual experiencing these symptoms. The classification and diagnosis of psychological disorders is a concern for both mental health providers and mental health clients, along with the patient…
There are some acronyms used such as DSM IV, which means "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders"; and DX, which mean "diagnosis". The acronyms used in many of the clinical assessments are time efficient. They are helpful to write less and communicate faster and simple. It is written in a proper chronological sequence. It starts with background of the patient and ends with a diagnosis of possible illnesses the patient may have.…
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) publishes the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). The DSM is used to diagnose mental and behavioral conditions. The fifth edition, the DSM-5, was released on May 18, 2013 and it has replaced DSM-4. The DSM changes periodically throughout the years to reflect new research and ongoing psychiatric practice.…
Anxiety, mood, and personality disorders also became classified as illnesses. Although studies have shown how to properly treat victims of mental disorders, the basis of abnormality has…
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According to the American Psychiatric Association (2013), “The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is the handbook used by health care professionals in the United States and much of the world as the authoritative guide to the diagnosis of mental disorders. DSM contains descriptions, symptoms, and other criteria for diagnosing mental disorders”. In this manual, axis I: clinical disorders are presented and the most efficient way to diagnose these symptoms. Axis I is one of the five axis models that are used when diagnosing a clinical disorder. A few acute disorders fall under this category which is mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and schizophrenia.…
TREATMENT Knowing how to treat each of these disorders is useful to categorize them and become one step close to answering the research question at hand. However, it is also essential to developing an understanding of the knowledge that can be used to treat affected patients of both disorders. It is important to note that treatment is a means of reducing symptoms, but is not synonymous with a cure for the condition. The most effective and commonly used treatment for Seasonal Affective Disorder is light therapy, or phototherapy, since light exposure is one of the leading factors as to why the disorder arises in the first place.…
The DSM is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. This is used to help clinicians and other health care professionals with their line of work and diagnosis. In 2013 the DSM-IV has changed over to the DSM-5. With this there have been changes in the groupings of disorders, new disorders added, and some completely different. With these changes has come a lot controversy.…
Almost 43 million people in the United States are diagnosed and suffering with mental illnesses each year (Bekiempis). These suffering people are classified into specific psychiatric disorders; this is called labeling. Labeling disorders has become a modern debate. Some people argue that it is necessary to label mental illness conditions in order to improve research and help the patients get through their illness. Whereas some believe they should be labeled, others think that labels are harmful because of stigma formation, drugs and prescriptions and problems with diagnosis.…
In 1980, the American Psychiatric Association added PTSD to the third edition of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III) nosologic classification scheme. PTSD diagnosis has filled an important gap in psychiatric theory and practice. The key to understanding PTSD is the concept of trauma. According to the DSM-III PTSD was conceptualized as being a catastrophic stressor outside the range of normal human experiences. While most people exposed to traumatic events do not develop PTSD, others go on to develop the full-blown syndrome.…
In 1883 Emil Kraepelin developed this widely-used classification system and it has been continuously improved upon until the most current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders or the DSM-V (Comer, 2014). Each entry in the DSM-V offers criteria and descriptive text that assist the clinicians in their diagnoses. Another advantage of diagnosis and classification is that the DSM-V ranks high in terms of reliability and validity. To ensure high reliability the framers of the DSM-V “gathered input from a wide range of experienced clinicians and researchers” (Comer, 2014, p. 86). The strong validity of the DSM-V stems from the framers consulting other clinicians to help ascertain the predictive validity of this classification system meaning that the use of the diagnostic categories can predict how the psychological problems may progress and how they will respond to treatment (Comer, 2014).…
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) Brief Overview Ashley Mazza Liberty University The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed. ; DSM–5; American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2013) is a standard when determining and diagnosing individuals with the appropriate mental health issue, and all the following information was obtaining from the DSM-5 (APA, 2013). Each section explains the criteria required to meet a mental health issue.…
The DSM -5, offers these classifications of mental disorders where all individuals who fall into similar categories are homogenous to that group. They are often defined by their symptoms and are expected…
Subtyping is a way in which something can be categorized into different groups, or subgroups, to reach a better and more precise understanding of something. In other words, “subtyping is more homogeneous than OCD in general” (Radomsky & Taylor, 2005, p. 371). Subtyping is used in many mental disorders, for example: delusional disorder, hyperactivity disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder all have subtypes. In this paper, OCD will be looked at on whether or not it would be an advantage to form different subtypes for it. People unaware of the vast differences in symptoms, and ways in which OCD can affect someone may think that the different subtyping of OCD is unnecessary.…