DSM-5 in Action

Preface xiii
 
Acknowledgments xvii
 
Quick Reference List xix
 
SECTION I
 
Utilizing the DSM-5: Assessment, Planning, and Practice Strategy
 
Chapter 1 Getting Started 3
 
Introduction 3
 
Beginning the Process 3
 
Making the Diagnostic Assessment: Tools That Facilitate the Assessment Process 4
 
Role of Social Workers and Other Mental Health Professionals 4
 
Development of the DSM Classification System: History and Reservations 6
 
Diagnostic Labels 14
 
Another Mental Health Assessment Measure 16
 
Professional Training in the Professional Counseling Fields 18
 
Summary 19
 
Questions for Further Thought 20
 
References 20
 
Chapter 2 Basics and Application 23
 
Utilizing the DSM-5 in the Practice Setting 23
 
Working as Part of a Team: Connections and Collaborations 25
 
Diagnosis and Assessment: Is There a Difference? 28
 
A Combination Approach: The Diagnostic Assessment 33
 
DSM-5 Updates and Structural Changes 35
 
DSM-5: Sections and Appendices 39
 
Important Sections in the DSM-5 45
 
Culture, Age, and Gender-Related Information 47
 
Concepts of Distress 53
 
Culture and Other Diagnostic Assessment Factors Related to Age 57
 
Culture and Other Diagnostic Assessment Factors Related to Gender 59
 
Summary 66
 
Questions for Further Thought 67
 
References 67
 
Chapter 3 Completing the Diagnostic Assessment 70
 
Basics for Completing a Comprehensive Diagnostic Assessment 70
 
DSM-5 and Completing the Diagnostic Assessment 74
 
The Principal Diagnosis 76
 
Subtypes and Course Specifiers 86
 
Ethical and Legal Considerations 101
 
Pulling It All Together 102
 
Summary 104
 
Questions for Further Thought 105
 
References 105
 
Chapter 4 Applications

SOPHIA F. DZIEGIELEWSKI, P H D, LCSW is Professor and Associate Director for Research in the School of Social Work at the University of Central Florida where she also serves as Chair of the University Institutional Review Board. She is also the Editor of the Journal of Social Service Research . She is the recipient of numerous awards and supports her research and practice activity with over 120 publications, including seven textbooks, seventy-nine articles, numerous book chapters, and over 400 workshops and community presentations. Her research focuses on the areas of health and mental health. As a licensed social worker, she also remains active in clinical practice.