Discussion of Diagnosis: You should make your own diagnosis based on the facts provided in the story. You must include why you choose that diagnosis, what their symptoms are that lead to that diagnosis, what specific symptoms fit which specific criteria (notice the word specific... you should be very detailed on this part), and what other possible diagnoses are and why you rejected those. Remember, some of the case studies may have multiple diagnoses! Please note: you should address all the criteria for your chosen disorder and discuss examples and symptoms fitting each criteria. Check the DSM for the full criteria. Your text only includes the main criteria for disorders, and often does not include ALL the criteria. If you are diagnosing the patient with more than one disorder, you need to do this for all the disorders. Also be sure that you discuss multiple other possible diagnoses which are NOT what they have. You should be able to rule out several other disorders in the course of your diagnosis. This section should include in-text citations.

DSM 5 coding and full name, including specifies and subtypes. This is including the appropriate coding for the full disorder and the complete name of the disorder. If you did not discuss the specifier in the previous section, be sure you do it here. You need to explain why/how they fit that subtype or specifier. **You can find most of the codes in the appendices of your textbook.

References: You will be required to have an APA style reference page, as well as in-text citations indicating where you got your information from. You should include all sources used to diagnosis the client (including the DSM if used, except the case study itself), and any other sources you used.