TREATMENT OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR
THERAPY AND TREATMENT
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To describe the causes of psychological disorders.
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To explain the biological causes of disorders and cures for the different disorders.
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To list the diagnoses and symptoms so that psychologists and others can help diagnose psychological disorders.
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To summarize research studies regarding psychological diagnoses.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -ICD and DSM are identical in some ways and differ in others. However, both systems represent codes and manual for diseases which provide medical informatics such as automated decision support, claims process in medical billing, statistics on morbidity & mortality, surveying epidemic outbreak, etc.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is the handbook widely used by clinicians and psychiatrists in the United States to diagnose psychiatric illnesses.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-5-TR) was published in 2022. It involved more than 200 experts, the majority of whom were involved in the development of DSM-5.
Detailed explanation-5: -What is the DSM-5? The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, often known as the “DSM, ” is a reference book on mental health and brain-related conditions and disorders. The American Psychiatric Association (APA) is responsible for the writing, editing, reviewing and publishing of this book.