Objective 29
Describe the
diagnostic techniques used by psychologists.
Explanation:
To diagnose a person clinicians use the DSM-IV-TR or the newer version called the DSM-5. It is also known as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fifth Edition. It was created by the American Psychiatric Association and is the manual for all the known mental disorders. It is like a backwards cookbook because you look up the ingredients or the symptoms to get the product or the disorder. Most practioners find it to be a helpful and practical tool. In North American health insurance companies usually require an ICD/DSM diagnosis before they pay for therapy. The DSM-5 is aiming to support the integration of psychiatric diagnosis into mainstream medical practice.
To diagnose a person clinicians use the DSM-IV-TR or the newer version called the DSM-5. It is also known as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fifth Edition. It was created by the American Psychiatric Association and is the manual for all the known mental disorders. It is like a backwards cookbook because you look up the ingredients or the symptoms to get the product or the disorder. Most practioners find it to be a helpful and practical tool. In North American health insurance companies usually require an ICD/DSM diagnosis before they pay for therapy. The DSM-5 is aiming to support the integration of psychiatric diagnosis into mainstream medical practice.
Example:
Based on assessments, interviews, and observations many psychologists diagnose people by answering questions from the five levels or axes of the DSM-IV-TR. The picture shows what each axis involves.
Based on assessments, interviews, and observations many psychologists diagnose people by answering questions from the five levels or axes of the DSM-IV-TR. The picture shows what each axis involves.
Example:
This chart tells what changes were made between the DSM-IV-TR and the DSM-5. There were many changes to diagnostic labels. "Mental retardation" was changed to "intellectual disability", and "reading disorder" is now called "dyslexia". Social communication disorder was not in the DSM-IV-TR but is in the DSM-5.
This chart tells what changes were made between the DSM-IV-TR and the DSM-5. There were many changes to diagnostic labels. "Mental retardation" was changed to "intellectual disability", and "reading disorder" is now called "dyslexia". Social communication disorder was not in the DSM-IV-TR but is in the DSM-5.