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For this Discussion, you apply your knowledge of the DSM to the client case study uploaded below. Think about your rationale for this diagnosis. Also, consider client risk factors for suicide.
Post a diagnosis of the client in the case study. Then explain your rationale for assigning on the basis of the DSM. Finally, explain whether this person is at risk for suicide and how you might specifically assess them for suicide. Justify your response with client data and the current literature.
For this Discussion, consider the differences between medical conditions and psychological disorders. Also, within your personal scope of competency, think about ways to minimize misdiagnosis of clients. Consider best practices for diagnosis and treatment within your scope of competency.
Post an example of how medical conditions might mimic psychological disorders. Then explain two ways you might minimize instances of misdiagnosing a medical condition as a psychological disorder. Finally, explain actions you might take within your scope of personal competency if you suspect a medical condition and why.
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American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders
(5th ed.). Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Publishing.
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Depressive Disorders
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Bipolar and Related Disorders
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Considerations of Medical Conditions
Paris, J. (2015). The intelligent clinician’s guide to the DSM-5 (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Oxford
University Press.
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Chapter 9, Bipolar and Related Disorders
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Chapter 10, Depressive Disorders
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Bondi, M. W. (1992). Distinguishing psychological disorders from neurological disorders: Taking
Axis III seriously. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 23(4), 306–309. Retrieved from
the Walden Library databases.
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Neblett, E. W., Jr., Hammond, W. P., Seaton, E. K., & Townsend, T. G. (2010). Underlying
mechanisms in the relationship between Africentric worldview and depressive symptoms. Journal
of Counseling Psychology, 57(1), 105–113. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
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Wang, J., Keown, L., Patten, S., Williams, J., Currie, S., Beck, C., & … El-Guebaly, N. (2009). A
population-based study on ways of dealing with daily stress: Comparisons among individuals with
mental disorders, with long-term general medical conditions and healthy people. Social Psychiatry
& Psychiatric Epidemiology, 44(8), 666–674. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Media
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Laureate Education. (Producer). (2012). Psychopathology: Depressive, bipolar disorders, and
suicide. [Video file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 6 minutes.
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