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Hi All,
I'm currently an M.A. student in a clinical psychology program. In one class, we are assigned hypothetical cases and receive intake information and a brief narrative about our "client". We are then required to come up with a diagnosis, justify it, rule out differential diagnoses, etc etc, all very typical for a first semester course.
I am currently struggling with literally writing out the actual diagnoses from the DSM-5. For example, I currently understand the paper I am writing is on a hypothetical client with Autism Spectrum Disorder, I believe his severity is Level 1 according to Table 2, and that he is without accompanying intellectual impairment, and without accompanying language impairment. This is a ton of info! I cannot find a resource or example that states how to integrate all of this.
My best guess is writing "Autism Spectrum Disorder 299.00 (F84.0), without accompanying language impairment, without accompanying intellectual impairment; severity Level 1" or "Autism Spectrum Disorder 299.00 (F84.0), severity Level 1, without accompanying language impairment, without accompanying intellectual impairment".
Anyway, I didn't post for homework help or help with this specific paper (that leaves an icky feeling in my mouth), but what I would like to know is if any members know of a resource that lists example diagnoses from the DSM-5. Even if the disorder has different severities or specifiers, any example would be helpful because then myself and any other students, or even clinicians, attempting to learn the format of the new DSM could better understand the correct and uniform way of reporting the diagnosis (if there is one). I understand there is some sort of pocket reference guide or small desk reference for the DSM-5, is this the type of thing that would be included? I have tried doing a lot of google searches as well, but can only find the diagnostic criteria for disorders, and not an actual example of a straight diagnosis. Sometimes I receive the information in class via PowerPoints, but not for every disorder, and I know this will change from professor to professor, so I am curious as to whether or not anyone knows of a sort of... guide or reference to assist with the formatting. Also- how much does this matter in a "real world" setting?
Thanks everyone!
I'm currently an M.A. student in a clinical psychology program. In one class, we are assigned hypothetical cases and receive intake information and a brief narrative about our "client". We are then required to come up with a diagnosis, justify it, rule out differential diagnoses, etc etc, all very typical for a first semester course.
I am currently struggling with literally writing out the actual diagnoses from the DSM-5. For example, I currently understand the paper I am writing is on a hypothetical client with Autism Spectrum Disorder, I believe his severity is Level 1 according to Table 2, and that he is without accompanying intellectual impairment, and without accompanying language impairment. This is a ton of info! I cannot find a resource or example that states how to integrate all of this.
My best guess is writing "Autism Spectrum Disorder 299.00 (F84.0), without accompanying language impairment, without accompanying intellectual impairment; severity Level 1" or "Autism Spectrum Disorder 299.00 (F84.0), severity Level 1, without accompanying language impairment, without accompanying intellectual impairment".
Anyway, I didn't post for homework help or help with this specific paper (that leaves an icky feeling in my mouth), but what I would like to know is if any members know of a resource that lists example diagnoses from the DSM-5. Even if the disorder has different severities or specifiers, any example would be helpful because then myself and any other students, or even clinicians, attempting to learn the format of the new DSM could better understand the correct and uniform way of reporting the diagnosis (if there is one). I understand there is some sort of pocket reference guide or small desk reference for the DSM-5, is this the type of thing that would be included? I have tried doing a lot of google searches as well, but can only find the diagnostic criteria for disorders, and not an actual example of a straight diagnosis. Sometimes I receive the information in class via PowerPoints, but not for every disorder, and I know this will change from professor to professor, so I am curious as to whether or not anyone knows of a sort of... guide or reference to assist with the formatting. Also- how much does this matter in a "real world" setting?
Thanks everyone!
