Discussion 1: Bipolar Disorders

In your Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (6th Edition) text, critique the strengths and weaknesses of the Bipolar Disorders section, including such factors as its structure and organization, ease of use, and the primary research and methodological considerations that were used to establish the criteria for these disorders.

In particular, assess how you differentiate between Bipolar I Disorder, Bipolar II Disorder, and a Cyclothymic Disorder, and how these came to be viewed as different diagnoses in the development of the DSM. This will entail some research outside of required course materials.

Discussion 2: Principal Diagnoses

Based on the material presented in the Case Study of Bill:

Provide the DSM-5 differential diagnoses for Bill, including a listing of "Other Factors," and support your decision process with a brief narrative.

Refer to the two ICD-10-CM appendices in your DSM-5 text, pages 839â€"862 and 877â€"896 and detail any differences in the diagnosis that you might find if you were to use the ICD-10 to arrive at the diagnosis or diagnoses.

(As this is your first look at the comparison between the ICD-10 and the DSM classification systems, you may want to take a little time to understand how these systems relate to each other.)

Explain the etiological factors that you think are relevant in this case along with their reasons, keeping the diathesis-stress model in mind.

You will need to do some research to clearly explain and support your reasons for suspecting these etiological factors.

List the three primary issues that need to be addressed in a treatment plan for Bill.

Case Study Response Guide

Use this outline to structure your case assignments.

1. Case Summary

• Provide a brief summary of what you have learned about the individual reviewed in the case. Include information about the individual in terms of demographics and general history, and the sources of that information, and the reason that the individual was referred, and by whom.

• Summarize any information you may have about evaluations that have been conducted, including the results.

2. Clinical Impression (Diagnosis)

Write the clinical impression in the DSM-5 format:

XXX.xx (Yyy.yy) Primary Diagnoses (list in order of salience).

(DSM-5 Code is first, as in XXX.xx, and ICD-10 codes next, in parentheses.)

OTHER FACTORS:

Use the V and Z codes, or simply appropriate descriptors to psychosocial and contextual factors of importance to the diagnostic case. These replace the DSM-IV-TR Axis IV & V used to address these concerns.

3. Recommendations

Explain any recommendations for interventions, treatment, and/or disposition.

4. Questions

Address the specific questions that were asked in the instructions for this assignment.

Here is a sample assignment question and an appropriate brief response:

Question: Describe what further information you would need to accurately diagnose this case.

Response: To diagnose this case accurately, I would also need to review any pertinent medical records. I would want to interview this client's mother, with whom he lives, to corroborate the clinical interview data supplied by the client, and to learn more about his developmental history. I would also want to...

Attachment:- Case Study of Bill.rar