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Stand-alone categories that are separate from one another
Categories that are separate from one another but assumed to have overlap on some dimensions
Dimensions of symptoms and functioning
Categories that have been fully determined to be valid
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Everyone with a particular diagnosis tends to present with the same symptoms and functional problems
Making a diagnosis requires clinical judgment to assess an individual's symptoms and functional problems
The diagnosis informs our choices of treatment interventions
People tend to be more diagnostically heterogeneous than homogeneous
It is a common language between clinicians
It provides a point of reference for a clinician to have a discussion with a consumer about his or her problems
DSM-5 is overrated in how it helps with communication
It provides an objective assessment of diagnosis that can be communicated to an insurance company
There should be minimal confusion because all the categories are clear and unambiguous
There will be ambiguity and confusion. Clinicians may be challenged to figure out proper reference points for assessment
There will be no confusion with diagnosis codes translating from DSM-IV to DSM-5 to ICD-9
Everyone will agree that DSM-5 is better than DSM-IV
Scientific research findings
Expert opinions
Bio-markers and genetic testing
Voting to reach consensus
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It is another description for a "meta" diagnosis
A treatment approach that identifies common factors across diagnoses
A treatment approach that uses a core set of interventions to address common factors
Individuals suffering from depression often have symptoms that are part of anxiety disorders
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Diagnostic criteria can be complicated
Sometimes clinicians forget to check exclusionary criteria
There is no longer an option for using the "Not otherwise specified--NOS" that was often a fallback diagnosis
All of the above
Make a general list of psychosocial stressors
Assign a number from 1 to 10 on the level of psychosocial stress
At the end of Section II, refer to "Other conditions that may be a focus of clinical attentions" and use the accompanying "V" codes or 900 codes.
Psychosocial stressors are not relevant to the diagnosis
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An excellent assessment as it assigns a single number to an individual's level of functioning
Neither reliable nor valid because because it combines symptom severity and functional severity that do not neatly line up
Praised by mental health community for its utility to further understand diagnostic complexity
Comparable to the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHO-DAS 2.0)
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Elimination of the classification "Disorders Usually First Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence
Diagnostic categories are listed in no particular order
Bipolar disorder and Depressive Disorders are now separate diagnostic categories rather than both under "Mood Disorders"
PTSD is now part of "Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders" and no longer considered an "Anxiety Disorder"
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Understanding the cultural context of an individual is essential to for making an effective diagnosis
There is only one protocol for assessing cultural influence on diagnosis
"Cultural Identity" and "Cultural conceptualization of distress" are two components of the Cultural Formulation
DSM-5 provides the Cultural Formulation Interview protocol as a structure for a systematic assessment
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