Mood Disorders Specifiers for Mood Disorders. DSM-5 includes multiple specifiers to describe the Bipolar and Depressive Disorders. Depressive disorders: Others are classified by etiology: Major depressive disorder (MDD), often called major depression According to DSM-5, for diagnosis of major depressive disorder, 5 or more of the following must have been present nearly every day during […]
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On April 30, 2014 a staff member at a crisis line called the police, looking for a welfare check. The staff member had received a call from Rodger’s mother who was worried about the content of a video Elliot Rodger had published on YouTube. The police interviewed Elliot Rodger at his home, but they found
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April 20, 1999, in Littleton, Colorado, Columbine High School, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, both seniors, wearing all black – black trench coats, prepared to carry out an attack. They murdered 12 students and one teacher and 24 were wounded. This was the deadliest school rampage shooting in history at that time. It was the
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Susan Smith was born in September of 1971, South Carolina. Her parents divorced when she was six and, five weeks later, her father committed suicide. Susan kept an audiotape of his voice. She suffered so much that people perceived her as odd. She had two brothers and mother. Her mother, shortly after the tragic incident,
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Clinical criteria (DSM-5) For a diagnosis of dependent personality disorder patients must have: A persistent, excessive need to be taken care of, resulting in submissive and clinging behavior and fears of separation. This persistent need is shown by the presence of 5 or more of the following: Also, symptoms must have begun by early adulthood.
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According to DSM 5, the development of emotional or behavioral symptoms in response to an identifiable stressor(s) occurring within 3 months of the onset of the stressor(s) (A). These symptoms or behaviors are clinically significant, as evidenced by one or both of the following (B): The stress-related disturbance does not meet the criteria for another
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Keith Raniere was born in Brooklyn, New York on August 26, 1960. His father worked in advertising and his mother was a dance instructor. He was still young when his parents were separated, about 8 years old. Raniere later claimed that he had been inspired to start NXIVM, by reading an Isaac Asimov book about
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People who experience chronic trauma that continues or repeats for months or years at a time. Some have suggested that the current PTSD diagnosis does not fully capture the severe psychological harm that occurs with prolonged, repeated trauma. In 1988, Dr. Judith Herman of Harvard University suggested that a new diagnosis, complex PTSD, was needed
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Diagnostic Criteria for Pedophilic Disorder DSM-5 The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, DSM-5, outlines diagnostic criteria that must be met in order for a diagnosis of pedophilic disorder to be made. The criteria are as follows: Note: This does not pertain to individuals in late adolescence who are involved in ongoing sexual relationships
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Types of tic disorders The American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, DSM-5, is used by health professionals to help diagnose tic disorders. Three tic disorders are included in the DSM-5-TR: Tourette syndrome To be diagnosed with TS, a person must Have two or more motor tics (for example, blinking or shrugging