ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR
INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS
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treating psychological disorders
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identifying causes of psychological disorders
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classifying psychological disorders
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distinguishing between sanity and insanity
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is the handbook used by health care professionals in the United States and much of the world as the authoritative guide to the diagnosis of mental disorders. DSM contains descriptions, symptoms and other criteria for diagnosing mental disorders.
Detailed explanation-2: -This system was designed primarily for diagnosing inpatients with severe psychiatric and neurological disorders.
Detailed explanation-3: -Instead, the DSM-5 lists categories of disorders along with a number of different related disorders. Example categories in the DSM-5 include anxiety disorders, bipolar and related disorders, depressive disorders, feeding and eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, and personality disorders.