Asked by Desiree Acuna on Sep 27, 2024
You are making a diagnosis using the DSM-5. You believe this individual's impairment to functioning and/or distress is of clinical significance. However, his list of symptoms to meet criteria for Generalized Anxiety Disorder is one short of that required in the DSM. Which would be the most accurate way to write this diagnosis?
A) Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Rule-Out
B) Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Traits
C) Generalized Anxiety Disorder, NOS
D) Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Other Specified, insufficient symptoms
E) Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Unspecified
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
A psychiatric disorder characterized by persistent and excessive worry about various aspects of life, not confined to any specific situation or object.
DSM
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, a handbook used by healthcare professionals as the authoritative guide to diagnosing mental disorders.
Clinical Significance
The extent to which a treatment or intervention produces a meaningful change or effect that impacts a patient's symptoms, functioning, or quality of life.
- Comprehend the standards and the process of making decisions for the classification of diagnoses.
- Understand the adaptability and constraints present in the DSM-5 diagnostic guidelines.
- Understand the specificity and generalities in diagnosing anxiety and personality disorders.
Learning Objectives
- Comprehend the standards and the process of making decisions for the classification of diagnoses.
- Understand the adaptability and constraints present in the DSM-5 diagnostic guidelines.
- Understand the specificity and generalities in diagnosing anxiety and personality disorders.
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