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Collect Statistical Information
The initial reason for developing a classification of mental disorders.
How many sections are in the DSM
3
How many categories are there in DSM
there are 22, 2 of which are non-mental health diagnoses
What are the 2 categories not comprised of mental disorder
1. Medication-induced movement disorders and other adverse effects of medication 2. Other conditions that may be a focus of clinical attention
DSM-5
This was designed primarily for diagnosing in-patients with severe psychiatric and neurological disorders
What was Adolf Meyer's psychobiological view?
That mental disorders represented reactivity of the personality to psychological, social, and biological factors.
The DSM was initially developed for what reason?
Designed primarily for diagnosis in patients with severe psychiatric and neurological disorders
DSM Section 1
basic orientation to the purpose, structure content and use of the DSM. includes definitions and a brief overview
DSM Section 2
diagnostic criteria approved for routine clinical use along with ICD-9-CM
DSM Section 3
clinical decision making process understand the cultural context mental disorders, and recognize emerging diagnose for further study.
Subjective
what patient says
Objective
what clinician interprets
Bipolar and related disorders
This disorder is separated from the depressive disorders and placed between schizophrenia and depressive disorders
Depressive disorder
Common feature of all these disorders is the presence of sad empty or irritable mood, accompanied by somatic and cognitive changes
Schizophrenia spectrum and other Psychotic disorders
defined by abnormalities in one or more of the following five domains: delusions hallucinations disorganized thinking speech grossly disorganized or abnormal motor behavior
Anxiety
share features of excessive fear and anxiety and related behavioral disturbances
Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders
characterized by the presence of obsessions and compulsions (repetitive behaviors it mental acts that an individual feels driven
Trauma and stressor related disorders
includes disorders in which exposure to a traumatic or stressful event is used explicitly as a diagnostic criterion
Dissociative Disorder
Characterized by a disruption of and or discontinuity in the normal integration of consciousness memory identity emotion perception
Somatic Symptom and related disorders
common feature is the prominence of somatic symptoms associated with significant distress and impairment
Feeding and Eating Disorders
characterize by a persistent disturbance of eating or eating related behavior
when was first DSM 1 published
1952
what was the initial reason for developing the classification of mental disorders
collecting statistical data
Who published the ICD for the first time
WHO World health organization
what are the 3 sections of DSM 5
1. DSM5 Basics 2. Diagnostic Criteria and codes 3. emerging measures and models
Elimination disorders
involves the inappropriate elimination of urine or feces and are usually first diagnosed in childhood
Sleep wake disorders
encompasses 10 disorders or disorder groups that typically present with complaints of dissatisfaction regarding the quality timing and amount of sleep
Sexual dysfunctions
heterogeneous group of disorders that are typically characterized by a clinically significant disturbance
Gender Dysfunctions
the disorders that may accompany the incongruence between ones experienced or expressed gender and ones assigned gender.
What is the cautionary statement for forensic use of DSM 5
a reference for the courts and attorneys in assessing the forensic consequences of mental disorders, information about the individuals functional impairments and how these impairments affect the particular abilities in question, having a diagnosis itself does not demonstrate that a particular time
Disruptive, Impulse control and conduct disorders
conditions involving problems in the self control of emotions and behaviors that violate the rights of other and or bring the individual into significant conflict with societal norms or authority figures
substance related and addictive disorders
encompasses 10 separate categories of drugs that are not fully distinct
Neurocognitive disorders
encompasses the group of disorders in which the primary clinical deficit is in cognitive functions
Personality disorders
comprised if 10 specific disorders that have an enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the expectations of the individuals culture
paraphillic disorder
conditions that include any intense and persistent sexual interest other than sexual interest in genital stimulation or preparatory fondling with phenotypically normal consenting human
other mental disorders
residual category that applies to presentations in which symptoms characteristic of a mental disorder that cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social
Parent Child relational problem
this should be used the main focus is of clinical attention is to address the quality of the parenting child relationship problem is associated with impaired functioning in behavioral cognitive or affective domains
Child neglect
is defined as any egregious act or omission by a childs parent or other caregiver that deprives the child of basic age appropriate needs
What is Pharmacology
Study of drugs
what may be classified the chemical types of added ingredient of the way it would effect an individual
Medication drugs
what is the official name assigned to the drug
generic name
what is the manufacture name assigned to the drug
brand name
what is the intended effect in the treatment of a symptom or illness
therapeutic effect
Drug Contraindications
reasons for not giving a particular drug to a patient
what is known as a side effect
adverse effect
Many factors contribute to mental health problems
1. biological factors such as genes or brain chemistry 2. life experiences such as trauma or abuse 3. family history of mental health problems
Hospitalization
psychiatric hospitals or units are designed to be a safe setting for intensive mental health treatment
Medication
do not cure mental illness
as a BHT having a good foundation of the basic treatment options is an _________ tool to providing assistance in the accurate effective and efficient treatment of patients
essential
A _______ is made after careful review of the clients chief complaint stated history and other available collateral information
behavioral health diagnosis
When is the diagnosis made in the diagnosis format
careful review of chief complaint, stated history, and available collateral information
What is criteria used as guidelines for making diagnoses used to make clinical judgment
diagnostic criteria and descriptors
Associated features supporting diagnosis
describes symptoms often related to the disorder but not essential to diagnosis
Psychosocial and contextual factors
focus on conditions and problems that may be a focus of clinical attention or that may have an effect on the diagnosis course prognosis or treatment of a mental disorder.
Purpose of the assessments measures these measures are used to enhance clinical ________ and not as the sole basis for making a diagnosis
decision making
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