Overview of DSM-5
Hours: 1.50
The release of the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5™) in May 2013 by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) was one of the most anticipated events in the mental health field. Although many elements from the previous version of the diagnostic manual (DSM-IV-TR™) remained intact, there were significant changes; most prominently the new manual deleted the previous multi-axial system of generating a psychiatric diagnosis. The changes in the new manual were designed to take into account decades of scientific and clinical findings. The goal of this course is to provide you with a comprehensive overview of the DSM-5. You will learn about the use of a non-axial system, dimensional assessments, the revised terminology used throughout the DSM-5, cultural considerations, as well as some of the major criticisms of the revised manual. Most importantly, this course also provides you with important information on the specific diagnostic categories that are changes in the lexicon of clinical diagnostics in the DSM-5. If you have previously worked with prior versions of the DSM, this course will provide you with an overview of some critical changes that have occurred from the last version. If you have only worked with the DSM-5, this course will serve as an overview of the manual and highlight some important information of which you may be unaware, such as where you can access regular content and coding updates since the manual was published.
The release of the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5™) in May 2013 by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) was one of the most anticipated events in the mental health field. Although many elements from the previous version of the diagnostic manual (DSM-IV-TR™) remained intact, there were significant changes; most prominently the new manual deleted the previous multi-axial system of generating a psychiatric diagnosis. The changes in the new manual were designed to take into account decades of scientific and clinical findings. The goal of this course is to provide you with a comprehensive overview of the DSM-5. You will learn about the use of a non-axial system, dimensional assessments, the revised terminology used throughout the DSM-5, cultural considerations, as well as some of the major criticisms of the revised manual. Most importantly, this course also provides you with important information on the specific diagnostic categories that are changes in the lexicon of clinical diagnostics in the DSM-5. If you have previously worked with prior versions of the DSM, this course will provide you with an overview of some critical changes that have occurred from the last version. If you have only worked with the DSM-5, this course will serve as an overview of the manual and highlight some important information of which you may be unaware, such as where you can access regular content and coding updates since the manual was published.
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Summarize the key diagnostic elements of the DSM-5.
Describe the functional uses of the DSM-5, including their implications for healthcare providers.
Discuss the emerging measures and models of the DSM-5.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: An Overview of Key Functional Elements of the DSM-5
Organization of the DSM-5
DSM-5 Section One: Basics
Harmonizing DSM Codes with the ICD-10
Building the Manual
Developmental Approach to Disorders Across the Lifespan
Cultural Issues
Gender Differences
Other Specified and Unspecified Disorders
Specifiers
DSM-5: A Changing Diagnostic System
Criticisms of the DSM-5
Recent Updates to the DSM-5
Review
Summary
Section 3: Key Diagnostic Features of the DSM-5
Overview
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
Other Psychotic Disorders
Bipolar and Related Disorders
Depressive Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
Trauma-and Stressor-Related Disorders
Review
Summary
Section 4: Additional Key Diagnostic Features of the DSM-5
Dissociative Disorders
Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders
Feeding and Eating Disorders
Elimination Disorders
Sleep-Wake Disorders
Sexual Dysfunctions
Gender Dysphoria
Quick Review
Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders
Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
Quick Review
Neurocognitive Disorders
Paraphilic Disorders
Danielle’s Disordered Eating
Summary
Section 5: Section III of the DSM-5: Emerging Measures and Models
Assessment Measures
Cultural Formulation
Alternative DSM-5 Model for Personality Disorders
Let’s Review
Conditions for Further Study
Appendix
Nuno’s New Information
Summary
Section 6: Conclusion
Summary
Course Contributor
Resources
References
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Monique Kahn, Psy.D. received her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from Nova Southeastern University in Florida. She completed a pre-doctoral internship at Spokane Mental Health in Washington, which included specialty rotations in behavioral medicine and time-limited psychotherapies. She is licensed as a psychologist in Maine, where she was in private practice for 14 years, providing services to adult clients with varied presenting issues, but with particular emphasis on the treatment of anxiety disorders, the relationship between psychosocial stress and illness, insomnia, and coping with chronic illness. She has taught in the undergraduate psychology program at Husson University in Maine. In addition, she has worked as a content writer and psychology subject matter expert for several major educational publishing firms. She joined Relias as a clinical content writer and subject matter expert in 2016.
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