Introduction Flashcards
DSM-5-TR
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition, Text Revision
ICD
International Classification of Diseases
A medical classification of disorders and as such serves as a historically determined cognitive schema imposed on clinical and scientific information to increase its comprehensibility and utility
DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)
It includes all the changes that have been approved since the publication of DSM-5 in 2013.
DSM-TR-5
Differences between DSM and ICD
- Differing priorities and uses of the two diagnostic systems
- Differing interpretations of the evidence
It was officially endorsed for use by WHO member nations during the 72nd World Health Assembly in May 2019 and officially came into effect on January 1, 2022.
ICD-11
It is a syndrome characterized by clinically significant disturbance in an individual’s cognition, emotion regulation, or behavior that reflects a dysfunction in the psychological, biological, and developmental processes underlying mental functioning. It is usually associate with significant distress or disability in social, occupational, or other important activities.
Mental Disorder
(T/F) Diagnosis of a mental disorder is not equivalent to a need for treatment.
True
(T/F) There are individuals whose symptoms who do not meet full criteria for a mental disorder but who demonstrate a clear need for treatment or care.
True
(T/F) Each category of mental disorder is a completely discrete entity with absolute boundaries.
False
(T/F) All individuals described as having the same mental disorder are alike in all important ways.
False
It is developed to help clinicians assess all major areas of psychiatric functioning and more thoroughly uncover possible disorders, atypical presentations, subsyndromal conditions, and coexistent pathologies.
DSM-5 Level 1 Cross-Cutting Symptom Measure
It acts as a review of mental systems, intended to aid clinicians in better identifying latent disorders and symptoms in need if more details assessment.
DSM-5 Level 1 Cross-Cutting Symptom Measure
It is recommended as an important component of the psychiatric evaluation of individuals presenting for psychiatric care.
DSM-5 Level 1 Cross-Cutting Symptom Measure
It is the first step in identifying and addressing the heterogeneity of symptoms across diagnostic categories (as endorsed by the American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines for the Psychiatric Evaluation of Adults).
DSM-5 Level 1 Cross-Cutting Symptom Measure
It shape the experience and expression of the symptoms, signs, behaviors, and thresholds of severity that constitute criteria for diagnosis.
Cultural Contexts
It shape aspects of identity that confer specific social positions and differentially expose individuals to social determinants of health, including mental health.
Sociocultural Contexts
(T/F) Diagnostic assessment should not include how an individual’s experiences, symptoms, and behaviors differ from relevant sociocultural norms and lead to difficulties in adaptations in his or her current life context.
False
(T/F) Thresholds of tolerance for specific symptoms or behaviors are all the same across cultural contexts, social settings, and families.
False
(T/F) In order to accurately assess potential signs and symptoms of psychopathology, clinicians should routinely consider the impact of cultural meanings, identities, and practices on the causes and courses of illness.
True
(T/F) Cultural contexts do not affect the conduct of the clinical encounter, even the diagnostic interview.
False
What are the three cultural concepts of distress?
- Cultural idiom of distress
- Cultural explanation or perceived cause
- Cultural syndrome