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DSM-5 Clinical Cases
Publisher: American Psychiatric Publishing, Incorporated

May 29, 2013 - The new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5) has a number of changes to obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, such. Nov 6, 2013 - Clinical operations include coding, documentation, eligibility, authorizations, and more. May 3, 2013 - News has hit the public hard as, just prior to its demise, many esteemed researchers, clinicians, professional organizations, and members of the public rallied to oppose the manuals extreme medicalization of normal human conditions. The DSM-5 expands and alters the diagnosis criteria for several disorders, and in some cases, introduces definitions of “new” psychiatric disorders. May 28, 2014 - Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court decided Hall v. Mar 26, 2014 - Eating disorders, which have always presented unique issues in terms of diagnosis and treatment, are now subject to brand new interpretations with the introduction of the DSM-5. In DSM-IV, clinicians used the Global Assessment of Function scale (or GAF as One of the underlying problems with DSM-5 is less to do with the manual, and more to do with how it is viewed by both clinicians and the general public. It's an important case with implications for North Carolina. May 17, 2013 - The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders (DSM-5) is the first major update of the American Psychiatric Association's (APA) clinical guidebook in almost 20 years. I often hear people call the DSM the “bible” of psychological disorders. Jun 5, 2013 - This can be a challenging question to answer, especially if the symptoms and/or impairment are not recognized by the individual (such as in the case of psychosis). The current term is more descriptive than the previous DSM-IV term gender identity disor der and focuses on dysphoria as the clinical problem, not identity per se. In some cases, the expressed desire to be the other gender appears later, usually at entry into elementary school. If the desired physical interventions by means of hormones and/or surgery are not available. Aug 9, 2012 - The proposed changes will lower the diagnostic threshold for GAD in DSM-5… many currently subthreshold cases will qualify for this diagnosis. With significant changes to definitions and diagnostic criteria, clinicians must now revisit their standard methods of assessing and treating these clients. Florida, a case about the death penalty and intellectual disability. The likely inclusion of many The inclusion of milder or very early cases of psychiatric disorders may lead to an increase in the number of non-disordered (false-positive) patients in clinical trials, and to an increase in the placebo effect, as less severe cases are more likely to respond to placebo.