Question

Renee is a social worker in an urban community mental-health center. She has just seen a crisis client who expressed suicidal ideation. After doing a thorough assessment to determine that he needed inpatient care, she sent him to the hospital and must now write her notes about the session. Although she knows that he is suffering with a severe depression, she still has to look up the exact diagnostic code in the __________.
a. DSM-1
b. DSM-5
c. DSM-3
d. DSM-2

Answer 1

Answer:

b. DSM-5

Explanation:

   The Handbook describes the most common characteristics, ie the main symptoms, of various Mental Disorders. The purpose of the Manual is to assist in the diagnosis, making it more accurate, thus aiming at the best and most effective treatment, and avoiding errors and unnecessary procedures for patients (such as improper medications and ineffective treatments).

    The diagnostic criteria presented in it help in the daily routine of the clinic, helping to better understand our patients and provide the best follow-up, as well as possible indications to the Psychiatrist.