Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

For the purpose of discussing the identification and categorisation of mental illness, this essay will focus on the chapter of Obsessive-Compulsive Related Disorders (OCRDs) from the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V). An emphasis will be placed on hoarding disorder (HD), a newly recognised disorder characterised by the compulsive acquisition of objects, with persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions, and significant associated…

diagnosed mental disorder that impacts their ability to control their own behaviors and/or fully appreciate or comprehend that their actions were wrong, illegal or prohibited. ForensicPsychology is a clinical psychology that interconnects two types of psychological service including the psychological evaluation and assessment as well as the rehabilitation of convicted criminals once in the prison system(citation). The “Insanity Defense” is based on evaluations and the diagnosis by forensic…

Transgender people do have a serious mental problem and need help in fixing their problem. For example, Elliott DeLine, a trans woman who claims to be a man said, ”and the truth is that most trans people are struggling with mental health.” Transgenders have many mental health concerns including mood disorders, generalized anxiety, substance abuse, and PTSD (Dickey, Karasic, Sharon). “Transgender people experience the background rates of common mood disorders, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia…

alcohol is not a danger to most adults. Nonetheless, nearly 18 million adults in the United States have an alcohol use disorder (Swendsen, Burstein, Case, Conway, Dierker, He, and Merikangas, 2012). The DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition) criteria for the alcohol use disorder are a combination of alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence. The manual specifies this abuse of alcohol as mild, controlled, and with major subcategories. Alcohol addiction may alter…

Legal defense of “Not Criminally Responsible” as result of psychological disorders Psychology is used in the legal system in many ways, whether it is to assess the competency to stand trial, competency of eyewitness testimony, or asses the dangerousness of the psychopathy (Costano & Costanzo, 2013). In recent years a vast number of defences has used the argument that their clients are incompetent to stand trial or are not criminally responsible due to insanity or other psychological issues…

there are disorders relating to human sexuality which have been identified as mental health disorders as well as classified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fifth Edition (DSM5) as Sexual Dysfunction. What are Sexual Dysfunctions? There is a wide range of explanations for Sexual Dysfunctions ranging from low blood flow to the genital area to other causes such as anxiety, depression or other traumatic experience. For Sexual Dysfunction to be classify as Mental…

theories for classification of mental disorders. Now in its fifth edition, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) offers general criteria to diagnose psychiatric disorders. “DSM-5 takes a non-axial documentation approach, combining the first three DSM-IV-TR Axes into one list, while separate notation for Axes IV and V also have been made, covering psychosocial and environmental factors, as well as disability” (Madra, 2013, p.5) To treat mental disorders, theories…

interview with a 25 year-old male client. When asked about the presenting problem, he states that he probably drinks too much and has trouble keeping a job due to tardiness and lack of attendance. Using your knowledge of the criteria of substance use disorder, discuss in a one-page (minimum 250 words) essay what additional information you need in order to make a proper diagnosis and assess the client's severity. While doing an intake interview with a 25 year-old male client that states that he…

ADHD has been a debated disorder for about 30 years. There is, up to this day, inefficient research that supports biological causes for this disorder. Because the symptoms include inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity, which are all common in children, it is reasonably debatable when asking the question, “Is ADHD a real disorder?”. However, similar to other disorders, ADHD is defined by it’s symptoms by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. The debate in these articles goes further than…

Mental Illness and Personality Disorders The true definition of what is characterized as mental illness has been debated for years. The definition found in the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is found as this: “A mental disorder is a clinically significant behavioral or psychological syndrome or pattern that occurs in an individual and that is associated with present distress or disability or with a significantly increased risk of suffering death, pain…