Dsm-5
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, DSM-5 is a manual that provides a classification for diagnosis of mental disorders, which uses a standardize criteria and language for mental health professionals’ assessments for clients. DSM-5 validates the relevance of the changes in children and adolescences during their lifespan, diverse important aspects DSM-5 takes in consideration for criteria diagnosis. Despite to the critics of the DSM-5 there are several benefits when referring to diagnostic classification for children and adolescences. As well the importance of an early recognition of a situation, follow by an intervention, which takes place after a specific diagnosis. At last, I would like to share the fear of a diagnostic label can generate, due to an experience that I had few years ago.
First of all, benefits of assigned diagnoses are parsimony, professionals’ communication, prediction, treatment plan, social and educational service access, help parents, and scientific discovery (Weis, 2014). All these benefits take a very important function when diagnosis is made; with the purpose of facilitate and relieve the distress caused by a mental disorder. The significance of parsimony is to expand the criteria associated with the condition. The DSM-5 bestows the use of a …show more content…
Finally I can say that the diagnosis in my personal experience was the answer to many questions, frustrations, and solutions to our life. At the beginning, the stigma of a mental health diagnosis in my child was overwhelming, but in the present I truly believe that without the diagnosis, we would not be able to recognize the situation, to support and use the correct treatment for our
First of all, benefits of assigned diagnoses are parsimony, professionals’ communication, prediction, treatment plan, social and educational service access, help parents, and scientific discovery (Weis, 2014). All these benefits take a very important function when diagnosis is made; with the purpose of facilitate and relieve the distress caused by a mental disorder. The significance of parsimony is to expand the criteria associated with the condition. The DSM-5 bestows the use of a …show more content…
Finally I can say that the diagnosis in my personal experience was the answer to many questions, frustrations, and solutions to our life. At the beginning, the stigma of a mental health diagnosis in my child was overwhelming, but in the present I truly believe that without the diagnosis, we would not be able to recognize the situation, to support and use the correct treatment for our