Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

According to DSM-V, the necessary features of character disorder are the personality functioning deficiencies. In reference to Rudy’s case-study, and being his psychiatrist, I think he would not open up entirely, or he would lie about his problems because some of the acts he has done are very shameful. Rudy has a neural development disorder which specifically Autism Spectrum Disorder (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). People that exhibit this disorder usually have a deficit in their…

Eating too much isn 't abnormal-- think about Thanksgiving and Christmas, and when you stuff yourself with holiday treats. There is a big difference between obesity and the psychological disorder called BED. 5% of the world’s population having had this illness at some point in their life. Binge Eating Disorder can be defined as excessive periods of overeating to the point of being uncomfortable, even if one is not hungry. People who binge eat tend to have a restricted diet during the day and…

The author did answer the questions that I had. He gave great statistical information and qualitive information. The article is a little difficult to understand for that fact that he continuously repeats information. As an example, he repeatedly explained the meaning of what “marriage-equivalent legal benefits” were.…

Supervision Assignment: Bipolar I, Bipolar II, Bipolar with Children Bipolar is a disorder within the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). There are two categories of bipolar, bipolar I and bipolar II. Bipolar I has three different categories known as mood episodes: manic, hypomanic, and major depressive. Bipolar disorder is associated with mood swings. A person goes from extremely happy and active, to happy and active, to depressed. There is not a cure for bipolar;…

For an individual to be blameworthy and criminally responsible for their actions, the accused person must have committed the actus reus and the mens rea. In the case of the accused pleading Not Criminally Responsible on Account of Mental Disorder (NCRMD), the court focuses on whether the accused had the mens rea while committing the alleged offence (Verdun-Jones, 2015). If the accused person did not know what he or she was doing was wrong, or did not appreciate the conduct or omission, the…

dissociation for people with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). In this way, grounding can be considered a variant of mindfulness. (https://www.verywell.com/grounding-techniques-for-ptsd-2797300) The technique focuses on utilizing the body’s five senses; touch, taste, smell, sight, and sound to bring yourself back to reality and recover quicker from an anxiety attack. According to Staff Psychologist Christine Calmes, Ph.D. at the Perry Point Veterans Affairs Mental Health facility,…

PTSD and Poverty: Trauma as a staple of inner-city life Post Traumatic Stress Disorder was first brought to the forefront through its effects on Vietnam War veterans. In 1980, the disorder was added to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III) (Friedman), the standard classification of mental illnesses used by medical professionals in the US (“DSM”). Its classification was groundbreaking because it recognized an external cause to the unusual behaviors many people…

Patient Health Questionnaire The nine-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) relates directly to the criteria for major depression listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) (Allgaier, Pietsch, Frühe, Sigl-Glöckner, & Schulte-Körne, 2012). The PHQ-9 also assesses for the severity of the depressive symptoms with each of the nine items of the tool correlates with one of the listed criteria for a depressive episode that is listed in the DSM-IV-TR (Tsai,…

bipolar disorder, has made gracious efforts to help fund mental illness studies. His name was tarnished due to his inability to control his anger on the court, resulting in a seven game suspension.Since then he sees a psychiatrist and take proper steps to clear up his name. Most of his work includes talking about his journey at mental health hospitals. In 2012, he visited Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, in front of 13 adults and 23 children suffering with various mental health…

possible that normal human sadness, stress and distress is being medicalised? The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders suggests that depression should be diagnosed when there is a recurrent low mood for over two weeks. This is the case irrespective of circumstance and therefore, even in cases of extreme grief, if depression-like symptoms are still evident after two weeks you are at risk of a label of ill mental health. However, certain situations merit a ‘depressive-like’…