Epidemiologi, klassifikation og treatment effectiveness

Question 1

What are some of the main issues with psychiatric diagnosis? (according to The Clinical Division of the British Psychological Society)

Answer 1

• subjective interpretation is presented as objective fact
• lack of reliability
• lack of validity
• lack of clinical utility
• over-emphasis on biological factors
• lack of emphasis on contextual factors
• lack of sensitivity to cultural and other types of diversity

Question 1

In what ways can psychiatric diagnosis negatively affect the diagnosed? (according to The Clinical Division of the British Psychological Society)

Answer 1

• leads to discrimination and social exclusion
• leads to stigmatization which has a negative impact on identity
• marginalizes knowledge from lived experience
• rejection of diagnoses elicits negative responses from mental health professionals
• disempowers service users
• leads to over-reliance on medication

Question 2

What should we be particularily aware of when working with children and their families?

Answer 2

Children’s problems are typically part of patterns of interaction that involve family members and members of the wider social and professional networks in which families are embedded

Question 3

What question does ‘classification’ adress?

Answer 3

The classification of childhood disorders address the question ‘How many different
sorts of problems are there?’

Question 4

What question does ‘epidemiology’ adress?

Answer 4

The central question for epidemiology is ‘How many in the population have these problems?’

Question 5

In westernized countries, in any 3–6 month period about ____ in ____ children meets the diagnostic criteria for a psychological disorder

Answer 5

1 in 4

Question 6

What are the three main functions of classification?

Answer 6

It facilitates the growth
of a body of expert knowledge.This body of knowledge informs
evidence-based clinical practice.

Classification systems facilitate the development of epidemiological information about the incidence, prevalence and course of psychological problems.

Classification systems provide a language through which clinicians, researchers and members of other professions, including law, communicate with each other.

Question 7

In any 2 month period about ____ in ____ adults meets the diagnostic criteria for a psychological disorder

Answer 7

1 in 4

Question 8

In community surveys _% - _%, people who meet the diagnostic criteria for one diagnosis also meets the criteria for another

Answer 8

40-50%

Question 9

Ca. _ in _ meets diagnostic criteria for three or more disorders

Answer 9

1 in 5