ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR
INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS
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Trained professionals (psychologist and counselors) do it
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The DSM-5
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Research Papers
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Intuition
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Detailed explanation-1: -The DSM-5 is based on explicit disorder criteria, which taken together constitute a “nomenclature” of mental disorders, along with an extensive explanatory text that is fully referenced for the first time in the electronic version of this DSM.
Detailed explanation-2: -DSM contains descriptions, symptoms and other criteria for diagnosing mental disorders. It provides a common language for clinicians to communicate about their patients and establishes consistent and reliable diagnoses that can be used in research on mental disorders.
Detailed explanation-3: -The most commonly used classification system in the United States is the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition (1994, generally referred to as DSM-IV).
Detailed explanation-4: -Classifications With New DSM-5 Criteria In DSM-IV, there were four categories: autism, Asperger’s, childhood disintegrative disorder and pervasive developmental disorder. DSM-5 collects all four under the umbrella of autism spectrum disorder.
Detailed explanation-5: -Patient assessment measures for use at the initial patient interview and to monitor treatment progress, thus serving to advance the use of initial symptomatic status and patient reported outcome information.