Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is an anxiety disorder triggered by experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event. This disorder was officially introduced in 1980 when it was added to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, otherwise known as DSM. This manual contains criteria used to classify and diagnose mental disorders. Before it’s addition to the DSM, it had been noted in military personnel for centuries. PTSD’s symptoms and conditions can be traced back as…

skeptical of how a therapist can offer couples counseling services without a strong clinical background. Mental health issues, even those that don’t meet the minimum criteria for a diagnosis are understood by most practitioners as ubiquitous in our society. If one or both members of a couple has untreated depression, bipolar, substance use issue, or even a mild manifestation of a personality disorder, it would seem prudent that these issues be addressed as part of an overall holistic, in other…

Schizophrenia is a complex and long-term medical illness. It is considered a serious mental illness that interferes with a person’s ability to manage emotions, make decisions, think clearly, and relate to others (National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI), 2017). However, it is important to note that it is possible to live a meaningful life with Schizophrenia. Symptoms of Schizophrenia include positive and negative symptoms. Positive symptoms, also known as psychotic behaviors, include…

research an investigate is an adult mental health nurse within the health care sector. A general overview of an adult mental health nurse is to provide care and support for a patient regarding their emotional well being and physical needs. They help support a care plan that has been put in place for the patient alongside other practitioners, and correspond with family and friends if required to continue with support outside the clinical setting. An adult mental health nurse could be helping…

To diagnosis a psychological disorder more affectly, health professionals refer to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual or DSM. DSM has its flaws but it is still consider the most frequent tool that helps diagnosis disorders. One of the most dramatic disorder is the Obsessive-Compulsive disorder or OCD. People with this disorder may not even know they have an obsession or they do know and they try and ignore it; this does not work. They will become distress and have anxiety until obsession is…

Distempers, Deformities, and Disorders”, which was written by a famous British psychiatrist Dr Henry Maudsley in 1895 (Treffers 2001). It clearly illustrates how anxiety disorders might affect young children, just like little Hans and little Albert described by Freud and Watson respectively.…

According to the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (2013), JGH, for a period of “2 weeks or more,” must meet at least “5 or more of symptoms listed for MDD (p. 160). He meets for Criteria A by his reported (and observed) depressed mood (A1), diminished pleasure in…

The diagnostic criteria for cyclothymic disorder fits the case study of Rachel a fifteen year old girl. From the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th Edition (American Psychiatric Association, 2013 ), cyclothymic disorder can be described as: “The essential feature of cyclothymic disorder is a chronic, fluctuating mood disturbance involving numerous periods of hypomanic symptoms and periods of depressive symptoms that are distinct from each other.” Cyclothymic disorder is…

Using facts and statistics she demonstrates her essay based on logic. She simply explains the statistics and shares on the differences of how both countries handle and treat ADHD. The doctors use different systems one being the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders also known as the DSM that the american doctors use and the CFTMEA (Classification Française des Troubles Mentaux de L’Enfant et de L’Adolescent), used by the French. She explains both systems of classification and…

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