Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

Schizophrenic Mind Mental health represents a wide range of disorders that tend to have a bad reputation in society. The stigma towards these disorders represents a misguidance and social lack of education regarding the truth behind the problem. The media as well as cinema photography tend to over dramatize and add unrealistic portrayals making the disorder look worse than it really is. In the film Black Swan, a ballerina by the name of Nina falls tragic to a wide range of disorders in order to…

and mental health issues in women. Female survivors of sexual trauma are vulnerable to a wide range of…

Borderline Personality Disorder after twenty-two years of medication, hospitalization, and therapy, for multiple mental and psychological disorders. Carrie was raised by an alcoholic and divorced mom. From a young age, Carrie had a tough environment which is a key trigger for Borderline Personality Disorder. At the age of twenty- one, Carrie was diagnosed with depression. A few years later, she experienced wild mood tendencies, and, therefore, was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Carrie…

that social workers can diagnose the patient and another reason it is used is so that they can come with a treatment plan. According to Schwitzer (2015), “Specifically the DSM-5 is a classification system that divides client presentations into mental disorders based on sets of criteria that are made up of observable features” (pg. 16). Social workers use the DSM to figure out a treatment plan oppose to psychiatrist and psychology who would use the DSM to focus on the biological aspects. I think…

There was a time when science had not advanced to the level of knowing what mental disorders were and what they meant. Therefore before the nineteenth century abnormal behaviour was thought to be caused by moral corruption or position by demons,and sufferers were treated with great barbarity. This thinking was however overtaken by developments in the medical sciences in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries when a new field of psychiatry came on the scene. The new thinking under the auspices…

Anxiety disorders are another category of mental health disorders, which can affect individuals in today’s world. Generally, this group of disorders can be characterized as psychiatric conditions, which leads to persistent and excessive worrying along with feelings of terror. According to the National Institute of Mental Health the general grouping of anxiety disorders can be further divided into several classes, which include Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, Specific Phobias and…

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, also known as the DSM, contains an exhaustive amount of variety when it comes to mental disorders. These mental disorders are classified in clusters to benefit psychiatrists and scholars who are interested in understanding and perhaps treating the mentally ill. From its first launch in 1952, to its fifth edition version in 2013, the DSM has over gone many revisions; however, these revisions stem from the problems and controversies within…

Psychological Disorder Therapy Report: Narcissistic Personality Disorder Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) is a psychological disorder classified by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) as one of the 10 personality disorders. Unlike other disorders, there is no utilization of laboratory, blood or genetic tests in diagnosing NPD. Instead, they look for signs and symptoms, facilitate a thorough psychological evaluation through interviews and questionnaires, and…

Depression is a severe disorder and the leading cause of suicide. Suicide is the eighth leading cause of death in The United States. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders of the American Psychiatric Association (DSM-IV) lists the major symptoms of depression as follows: depressed mood, anhedonia, occurring at least twice a week, alterations in sleep, eating, changes in body weight, decreased attention, inability to concentrate, feeling guilty or suicidal ideations. Depression…

is their family and friends. Families and friends are the essential component for motivating each other’s lives. Each community has support groups for children with autism. Organizations for autism are developed in order to raise awareness of the disorder. Programs, such as the Special…