DSM-5-TR Up to pg 14 Cateogrical and Dimensional approaches

DSM Acronym

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

What is ICD

International Classification of disease

What tool does the APA recommend to assist with examining sxs during the diagnosis process

DSM-5 Level 1 Cross-Cutting Symptom Measure

Definition of Mental Disorder

significant problem with thoughts, emotions, or behaviors caused by a disruption in psychological, biological, or developmental functioning, and it usually causes serious distress or difficulty in daily life.

What is not grounds for mental disorder

Normal reactions to stressful events, culturally accepted behaviors, or behaviors that differ from social norms are not mental disorders unless they result from an underlying dysfunction.

What determines need for treatment

symptom severity, symptom salience (e.g., the presence of suicidal thoughts), the individual’s distress (mental pain) associated with the symptom(s), disability related to the individual’s symptoms, risks and benefits of available treatments, and other factors (e.g., psychiatric symptoms complicating other illness)

The fact that some individuals do not show all symptoms of a diagnosis should not be….

Used to justify limiting their access to appropriate care