dsm and icd

Question 1

DSM, general points

Answer 1

-made by American psychological association in USA (1950s)
-updated every few years DSM 5 now
-contains diagnostic criteria for all mental illnesses
eg 5/9 criteria for depression must be met for 2 weeks

Question 2

DSM IV description

Answer 2

Uses axis system to diagnose:
-axis 1:clinical disorders
-axis 2: personality disorders + mental retardation
-axis 3:medical issues influencing illness
-axis 4: psychosocial and environmental factors affecting person
-axis 5: Global Assessment of functioning(1-100)

Question 3

DSM V

Answer 3

changes included
-removing 5 types of Sz
-removing axis system
-removing the clause for bereavement in depression
-combining aspergers+autism= ASD
-Included culturally bound syndromes

Question 4

ICD 10

Answer 4

-worldwide created by WHO + more common than DSM
-gives diagnostic criteria for ALL illnesses not just mental health
-mental health is Chapter 5 section F
-updated regularly
-criteria varies slightly to DSM
-cross-cultural illnesses+ culturally bound syndromes included
-for each illness it has incident, prevalence, mortality and morbidity(illness rate)

Question 5

dsm and icd evaluation using rosenhan

Answer 5

;) reliable because all except one pseudo patient were diagnosed with sz showing same symptoms get same diagnosis

;( not valid because no pseudo patient actually had a mental illness, less valid as difference between real and false symptoms

Question 6

lee 2006

Answer 6

Lee (2006) showed that the DSM was valid in another culture (Korea for ADHD)
so high in concurrent validity as get same diagnosis regardless of diagnosis tool

Question 7

ford and widiger

Answer 7

men and women with same symptoms received different diagnosis