The Dsm-5 Review

DSM-IV TR, which stands for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th edition), Text Revision was published by the American Psychiatric Association in 2000 and serves as a guide book for many health professionals to diagnose a patient with a mental disorder. It also helps health professionals to determine what types of treatment could be carried out to help the patient. The latest DSM is widely used, especially in the USA and many European countries.1However, it may not be completely followed by health professionals as they know that there are some weaknesses of the latest version of DSM as well. This essay will discuss the strengths and

Debates regarding personality disorders is considered wildly controversial in the field of psychology. I personally think it is because the subject is still being studied and constantly changing. Researchers still have a lack of knowledge regarding personality disorders, and when the DSM-IV came out a lot of people were not thrilled with the classification system and changes. Many proposals were introduced before the DSM-IV was published but, they were never included in the revision. Since professionals weren't positive in the diagnosis and treatments, stating that they had “too many permutations”, they decided to leave the proposals out of the revision. Another big changed presented in the DSM-IV revision was, eliminating four previous personality

DSM-5 and ICD-11 are used by healthcare providers to study and identify psychological disorders. Nonetheless, these two manuels differ from one another in many ways. DSM-5 is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manuel of Mental Disorders. It was formed by the American Psychiatric Association to enhance diagnoses, treatment, research methods today. This manuel is used to classify mental disorders by assessing the symptoms that are present in various clinical settings such as outpatient, clinical, and primary care. Then there is the ICD-11 which is the International Classification of Diseases. It was created by the World Health Organizations to define various diseases and report health conditions. This manual is a compilation of definitions, social

The statistics and facts above have demonstrated that removing Asperger’s Disorder from the DSM-5, as a mental health diagnosis, negatively affects an entire population of people, referred to as Aspies. The underlying issue is the power the DSM-5 manual has on overall mental health to determine identities, diagnosis, treatment health and mental health services, educational services and more. One DSM change has power to affect an entire population of people with developmental disabilities. It is important to understand how this affects our society as a whole by examining how this problem affects family, religion, government, and economy.

While reading over the introduction to the DSM-5 I was impressed. I have never looked at any DSM or really any mental health disorders thus far in my studies. I was mostly impressed with the strive to continue making the DSM more useful and understanding. Some things that are in the introduction to the DSM-5 that caught my attention was that the Task Force was very involved in trying to find a balance between the different disorders without confusing them together (p. 5). Another point that I found important was that the overall goal for the DSM-5 was “the degree to which two clinicians could independently arrive at the same diagnosis for a given patient” (American Psychiatric Association, 2013, p. 7). This is a strong reasoning to improve the DSM and I am actually stocked that it took this long to change things because Robert Spritzer (a psychiatrist of the twentieth century who became have a strong part in developing the DSM-III and the DSM-IIIR), back in 1974 noticed the central issue being the problem of diagnosis and psychiatrists not being able to agree on the same disorders (Spiegel, 2005).

The controversy and criticism surrounding the DSM -5 models has raised questions about its credibility and has raised concerns from the public on the reliability and effectiveness. Problems with this classification system is the attempt to promote preventive psychiatry by introducing how

Next, the provisional diagnosis was formulated by giving Miguel assessment measures such as the WHODAS 2.0 for adults, the Level 1 Cross-Cutting Symptom Measure, and the Clinician-Rated Dimensions of Psychosis Symptom Severity. In addition, WHODAS 2.0 for adults will allow the counselor to assess the severity of the client’s disability (APA, 2013, p. 746). The Clinical-Rated Dimension of Psychosis Symptom Severity will help the counselor to analyze the severity of symptoms and may assist in the treatment process (APA, 2013, p. 742). Outside of work, no other problems have been mentioned because of the use of alcohol (APA, 2013). The counselor should also learn more about Miguel’s social life

The most well-known and widely used diagnostic classification system is the DSM-V (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders). In the early 1900, steps were taken to follow a system similar to the DSM that is currently used today. The DSM-I was first published in 1952 by the American Psychiatric Association, with the DSM-II being released in 1968 as an amendment of the original (Pomerantz, 2014). While the earlier editions of the DSM were similar to each other, they were very different from the other editions later released (Lilienfeld & Landfield, 2008). There were three very broad categories in the earlier editions: neuroses - which would include mood disorders such as major depression and anxiety disorders; psychoses - which would include disorders like schizophrenia; and character disorders - which are known today as personality disorders (Blashfield, Flanagan, & Raley, 2010).

In Wakefield’s article, “DSM-5: An Overview of Changes and Controversies” (2013), he has found issues with the DSM. For example, when diagnosing obsessive compulsive disorder, hoarding was a possible symptom, but now hoarders do not meet the criteria for obsessive compulsive disorder. Moreover, hoarding sometimes represents a health or safety hazard. In principle, having the diagnosis makes sense, but the issue lies with over diagnosis. According to Wakefield, “People naturally vary in their tendency to collect and save things,” so what or who determines what is valuable, an appropriate use of a room, or how much clutter is too much? The criteria is too vague and may be misapplied. “In an interesting twist, to prevent missing cases, the criteria

The DSM-5 lists ten personality disorders and puts them into three groups. There are many misunderstandings about these psychological disorders. Here I will seek to clear up some of the misinformation surrounding these psychological disorders.

The DSM itself states “diagnosis require clinical judgment (American Psychiatric Association, 2013, p. 19) indicating the fact that two therapist may see things differently. This concept would have to be considered a weakness as consensus is key validity and reliability of diagnosis and subsequent treatment. The article goes on to discuss the idea that the diagnosis of mental illness is more of an art form than a scientific process (Zur & Nordmarken, 2016). Finally, the most harsh factor against the DSM-5 is the outcry by leading professionals. The article points out that the chairman of its predecessor the DSM-4 Dr. Allen Frances was a critic of the DSM-5 from the very beginning. Change on any level is difficult so for Dr. Frances to urge caution is one; however, for him to say “this is the saddest moment in a 45 year career” to the American Psychiatric Association’s approval of the DSM-5 is troubling. Dr. Frances is not alone is his objection to this text. The director of the National Institute of Mental Health; Dr. Thomas Insel joined the opposition stating he will drive his organization’s research away from the DSM-5 (Zur & Nordmarken,

From time to time we all have periods of sadness, unhappy thoughts. Among the United States population, around eight to ten percent suffer from a form of depression as unipolar depression. Depressive and bipolar disorders show to be a principal cause of disability, without cure a person can have a tough experience with relationships, work, and social activities. Substance abuse disorders are becoming an rampant. The need for instant indulgence has become more and more widespread in the world. The DSM-5 shows the symptoms checklist for diagnosis of substance abuse disorder (see table 1.3 in appendix a), and according to Comer, (2014) “the substances people misuse fall into several categories: depressants, stimulants, hallucinogens, and cannabis”

DSM-IV outlines the criteria that must be present in order for substance dependence to occur. Of the seven criteria’s for this to occur, a total of three must occur and take place within a twelve month consecutive time period (Levinthal, 2012). Tolerance, withdrawal, and abandonment of normalcy are three of the criteria that could identify or lead to the discovering of the substance dependence. Increased tolerance or decreased benefits to the drug of choice is identifiable with the person becoming addicted to it (Levinthal, 2012). When a person continues to take a drug, prescription or illegal, the more their body adjusts to having the drug in their system and the more they must take to reap the benefits that initially occurred. The longer

As the opioid epidemic takes hold throughout American’s rural counties, public health departments are struggling to mitigate the health threats presented by substance abuse and addiction. While detailed longitudinal data is unavailable, many areas that report increased rates of drug abuse also report increased hospital admissions and accidental deaths. While the relationship between these outcomes is not explicit, it is important to implement interventions that address health issues related to drug related injuries. The first, ACHESS, an employee assistance program, utilizes organizational resources to empower employees to seek recovery assistance. The second, Project DAWN, focuses on harm reduction strategies to assist

The DSM- V (diagnostic standard manual of mental disorders) “is the standard order of mental issue utilized by psychological wellness experts as a part of the United States and contains a posting of indicative criteria for each psychiatric issue perceived by the U.S. social insurance framework.” (American Psychiatry Association, 2014, About the DSM-V, para. 1). The DSM-5 is composed into three areas, with 20 sections that address particular issue. The parts are masterminded in light of normal components among scatters. The DSM-5 shed the multi-hub framework utilized as a part of the DSM-IV. “In DSM-IV-TR, trichotillomania (TTM) is classified as an impulse control disorder” (Willey-Liss, 2010, Trichotillomania (hair pulling disorder), skin