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... anxiety disorder. Along with several putatively related disorders, OCD is now included in a new category of disorders: the obsessive-compulsive and related disorders (OCRDs). This change was made primarily to group together disorders characterized by the presence of obsessive thoughts and/or repetit ...
... anxiety disorder. Along with several putatively related disorders, OCD is now included in a new category of disorders: the obsessive-compulsive and related disorders (OCRDs). This change was made primarily to group together disorders characterized by the presence of obsessive thoughts and/or repetit ...
Running Head: BIPOLAR DISORDER - People
... relays information between other parts of the limbic system and the cerebral cortex (Castle, 2003). It helps “link emotions to images, memory, and learning. Together the amygdala and hippocampus help you assess the environment, tap into your senses, and generate and encode emotions. A properly funct ...
... relays information between other parts of the limbic system and the cerebral cortex (Castle, 2003). It helps “link emotions to images, memory, and learning. Together the amygdala and hippocampus help you assess the environment, tap into your senses, and generate and encode emotions. A properly funct ...
Comparison of ICD-10R, DSM-IV-TR and DSM-5 in an Adult
... The effect of the proposed changes for adults has received relatively little attention. This is of importance because ASD is a lifelong condition therefore most people with ASD are adults. Moreover, the number of individuals presenting for first diagnosis in adulthood is rapidly increasing: at the N ...
... The effect of the proposed changes for adults has received relatively little attention. This is of importance because ASD is a lifelong condition therefore most people with ASD are adults. Moreover, the number of individuals presenting for first diagnosis in adulthood is rapidly increasing: at the N ...
Reading Agnes: The Rhetoric of Gender in Ambrose and Prudentius
... are, according to Cameron, its assertively and self-consciously figurai or representational character and its central use of biographical narrative. She suggests that a rhetoric of the human body works to knit together the 1. Still less is this intended as a direct analysis of social relations in th ...
... are, according to Cameron, its assertively and self-consciously figurai or representational character and its central use of biographical narrative. She suggests that a rhetoric of the human body works to knit together the 1. Still less is this intended as a direct analysis of social relations in th ...
Desire for amputation of a limb: paraphilia, psychosis, or a new type
... Background. The objective of this paper is to describe and conceptualize an unusual and probably rare condition : the intense longstanding desire to have an amputation. Method. Structured interviews were conducted by telephone of 52 subjects (mean age: 48.6, range 23–77 years ; 47 male, 4 female, 1 ...
... Background. The objective of this paper is to describe and conceptualize an unusual and probably rare condition : the intense longstanding desire to have an amputation. Method. Structured interviews were conducted by telephone of 52 subjects (mean age: 48.6, range 23–77 years ; 47 male, 4 female, 1 ...
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... In DSM-II, the typical descriptions of diagnoses were so vague and amorphous that almost anyone could justify a diagnosis of any particular disorder. For example, in DSM-II (1968), Anxiety Neurosis (300.0) was described as follows, "This neurosis is characterized by anxious overconcern, extending to ...
... In DSM-II, the typical descriptions of diagnoses were so vague and amorphous that almost anyone could justify a diagnosis of any particular disorder. For example, in DSM-II (1968), Anxiety Neurosis (300.0) was described as follows, "This neurosis is characterized by anxious overconcern, extending to ...
DSM-5: An Overview of the Major Changes
... In DSM-II, the typical descriptions of diagnoses were so vague and amorphous that almost anyone could justify a diagnosis of any particular disorder. For example, in DSM-II (1968), Anxiety Neurosis (300.0) was described as follows, "This neurosis is characterized by anxious overconcern, extending to ...
... In DSM-II, the typical descriptions of diagnoses were so vague and amorphous that almost anyone could justify a diagnosis of any particular disorder. For example, in DSM-II (1968), Anxiety Neurosis (300.0) was described as follows, "This neurosis is characterized by anxious overconcern, extending to ...
AP8_Lecture_17 - Forensic Consultation
... Several factors have been suggested, including hormonal changes, increased stressors, and increased emotional investment in social and intimate relationships Another factor that has received attention is teenage girls’ growing dissatisfaction with their ...
... Several factors have been suggested, including hormonal changes, increased stressors, and increased emotional investment in social and intimate relationships Another factor that has received attention is teenage girls’ growing dissatisfaction with their ...
Definition from DSM-5 ®—Understanding Mental Disorders What is
... hoarding disorder (Nordsletten and Mataix-Cols 2012). Normative collecting does not produce the clutter, distress, or impairment typical of hoarding disorder. Symptoms (i.e., difficulties discarding and/or clutter) must cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or ...
... hoarding disorder (Nordsletten and Mataix-Cols 2012). Normative collecting does not produce the clutter, distress, or impairment typical of hoarding disorder. Symptoms (i.e., difficulties discarding and/or clutter) must cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or ...
Maternal Ratings on Activity Level/Extraversion Factor
... Related to Childhood Disorders • Consistent with a lifespan emphasis, and in an effort to integrate developmental issues throughout, DSM-5 has eliminated the separate section for “Disorders Usually First Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence” previously included in DSM-IV. For the most par ...
... Related to Childhood Disorders • Consistent with a lifespan emphasis, and in an effort to integrate developmental issues throughout, DSM-5 has eliminated the separate section for “Disorders Usually First Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence” previously included in DSM-IV. For the most par ...
Dissociative Disorders
... vulnerable individuals, this disorganization acts as a mediating variable between the effects of earlier traumatic experiences and later dissociative symptoms. Dissociation also is likely a critical mediator of risk-taking behavior (eg, suicide, self-mutilation, sexual aggression) among sexually abu ...
... vulnerable individuals, this disorganization acts as a mediating variable between the effects of earlier traumatic experiences and later dissociative symptoms. Dissociation also is likely a critical mediator of risk-taking behavior (eg, suicide, self-mutilation, sexual aggression) among sexually abu ...
Making Meaning of Trauma: Trauma Exposure Doesn’t Tell the Whole Story
... college students, we expected that, although overall exposure rates would be similar by gender, that the types of these traumas would differ. Specifically, we predicted that females would report more interpersonal trauma and, conversely, males would report more non-interpersonal trauma. Consistent w ...
... college students, we expected that, although overall exposure rates would be similar by gender, that the types of these traumas would differ. Specifically, we predicted that females would report more interpersonal trauma and, conversely, males would report more non-interpersonal trauma. Consistent w ...
Journal of Attention Disorders
... blurred (Jensen et al., 1997). Symptom similarities between the disorders include problems with inattention and hyperactivity, low frustration tolerance, poor selfesteem, low morale, deficits in social skills, impaired academic achievement, increased school drop out and poor vocational achievement ( ...
... blurred (Jensen et al., 1997). Symptom similarities between the disorders include problems with inattention and hyperactivity, low frustration tolerance, poor selfesteem, low morale, deficits in social skills, impaired academic achievement, increased school drop out and poor vocational achievement ( ...
Anxiety and Depressive Disorders in Adult Children Caring for
... senile organic brain syndrome, unspecified functional psychosis, alcoholism, drug use disorder, antisocial personality, or other psychiatric disorder. Senile organic brain syndrome was not assessed in this study because a disproportionate finding of this condition in caregivers' parents follows from ...
... senile organic brain syndrome, unspecified functional psychosis, alcoholism, drug use disorder, antisocial personality, or other psychiatric disorder. Senile organic brain syndrome was not assessed in this study because a disproportionate finding of this condition in caregivers' parents follows from ...
The relationship between prior psychiatric disorder
... fatigue syndrome (CFS) or myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), although the direction of causation in this relationship has not been established. We aimed to test the hypothesis that individuals with self-reported CFS/ME have increased levels of psychiatric disorder prior to the onset of their fatigue sy ...
... fatigue syndrome (CFS) or myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), although the direction of causation in this relationship has not been established. We aimed to test the hypothesis that individuals with self-reported CFS/ME have increased levels of psychiatric disorder prior to the onset of their fatigue sy ...
Statement of Principles concerning BIPOLAR DISORDER No. 25 of
... bipolar disorder is present but is unable to determine whether it is primary, due to a general medical condition, or substance induced. ...
... bipolar disorder is present but is unable to determine whether it is primary, due to a general medical condition, or substance induced. ...
From DSM-IV-TR to DSM-5 - Mental Health Association Oklahoma
... attendees have a basic familiarity to the DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria. We will not be covering the black If a disorder is not mentioned assume that it has been carried over with limited changes. You can also assume class specifiers can be applied to Dx not covered Content of criteria indicatin ...
... attendees have a basic familiarity to the DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria. We will not be covering the black If a disorder is not mentioned assume that it has been carried over with limited changes. You can also assume class specifiers can be applied to Dx not covered Content of criteria indicatin ...
2 Issues in Differential Diagnosis: Phobias and Phobic Conditions
... sets of twins between the ages of 8 and 18 (Stevenson, Batten, & Cherner, 1992). The results of this study suggested that differences in genes accounted for 29% of the variance in specific phobia diagnosis, with shared and non-shared environmental factors each accounting for a remaining third of the ...
... sets of twins between the ages of 8 and 18 (Stevenson, Batten, & Cherner, 1992). The results of this study suggested that differences in genes accounted for 29% of the variance in specific phobia diagnosis, with shared and non-shared environmental factors each accounting for a remaining third of the ...
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... sets of twins between the ages of 8 and 18 (Stevenson, Batten, & Cherner, 1992). The results of this study suggested that differences in genes accounted for 29% of the variance in specific phobia diagnosis, with shared and non-shared environmental factors each accounting for a remaining third of the ...
... sets of twins between the ages of 8 and 18 (Stevenson, Batten, & Cherner, 1992). The results of this study suggested that differences in genes accounted for 29% of the variance in specific phobia diagnosis, with shared and non-shared environmental factors each accounting for a remaining third of the ...
Issues in Differential Diagnosis: Phobias and
... sets of twins between the ages of 8 and 18 (Stevenson, Batten, & Cherner, 1992). The results of this study suggested that differences in genes accounted for 29% of the variance in specific phobia diagnosis, with shared and non-shared environmental factors each accounting for a remaining third of the ...
... sets of twins between the ages of 8 and 18 (Stevenson, Batten, & Cherner, 1992). The results of this study suggested that differences in genes accounted for 29% of the variance in specific phobia diagnosis, with shared and non-shared environmental factors each accounting for a remaining third of the ...
Conduct Disorder
... risk of several public health problems, including violence, weapon use, teenage pregnancy, substance abuse and dropping out of school.3-5 Thus, it is important to identify conduct disorder and begin intervention as early as possible. Illustrative Cases Patients with conduct disorder typically do not ...
... risk of several public health problems, including violence, weapon use, teenage pregnancy, substance abuse and dropping out of school.3-5 Thus, it is important to identify conduct disorder and begin intervention as early as possible. Illustrative Cases Patients with conduct disorder typically do not ...
Understanding The DSM-5 Implications for Juvenile
... Panic Attack – Now listed as a specifier (not codable) applicable to all DSM5 disorders. Panic disorder (PD) and agoraphobia are unlinked. PD with agoraphobia, PD without agoraphobia, and agoraphobia without a history of panic disorder are now replaced by two diagnoses, panic disorder and agoraphobi ...
... Panic Attack – Now listed as a specifier (not codable) applicable to all DSM5 disorders. Panic disorder (PD) and agoraphobia are unlinked. PD with agoraphobia, PD without agoraphobia, and agoraphobia without a history of panic disorder are now replaced by two diagnoses, panic disorder and agoraphobi ...
Highlights of Changes from DSM-IV-TR to DSM-5
... domains. ASD now encompasses the previous DSM-IV autistic disorder (autism), Asperger’s disorder, childhood disintegrative disorder, and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified. ASD is characterized by 1) deficits in social communication and social interaction and 2) restricted rep ...
... domains. ASD now encompasses the previous DSM-IV autistic disorder (autism), Asperger’s disorder, childhood disintegrative disorder, and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified. ASD is characterized by 1) deficits in social communication and social interaction and 2) restricted rep ...
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... • The DSM-5 combines the first three axes into Section II. All mental disorders, personality disorders, intellectual disabilities, and other medical diagnoses are seen as the primary diagnoses. When making diagnoses, all disorders should be listed together. • Part of why Axis II existed was to call ...
... • The DSM-5 combines the first three axes into Section II. All mental disorders, personality disorders, intellectual disabilities, and other medical diagnoses are seen as the primary diagnoses. When making diagnoses, all disorders should be listed together. • Part of why Axis II existed was to call ...