HSC 4201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: American Psychiatric Association, Dsm-5, Intercultural Competence
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Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, fifth edition (dsm-5) : published by the american psychiatric association. Dsm-5 has been met with controversy: one challenge in using a categorical system is to differentiate normal reactions to life from diagnosable disorder. Normal reactions to life severe grief following the death of a loved one. Diagnosable disorders major depression: another challenge is that research has yet to find genetic or neurobiological evidence to support the breakdown of complex distress and dysfunction into dozens of separate categories. Instead, the same specific genes and brain dysfunctions tend to be associated with multiple disorders. Nearly half of people with mental illness are diagnosed with more than one disorder, a problem known as comorbidity. Depression and anxiety are separate categories in dsm-5. Yet are found together in many individuals and have similar genetic risk factors. Language and cultural differences also complicate the application of dsm criteria: example:
