Behavioral Health Learning Toolkit Essay

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Behavioral Health Learning Toolkit A Guide to Common Mental Disorders and Treatments Outline I. Introduction II. DSM-VI-TR Manual III. Major Depressive Disorder A. Signs and Symptoms B. Medications and Treatment IV. Bipolar Disorder C. Signs and Symptoms D. Medications and Treatment V. Generalized Anxiety Disorder E. Signs and Symptoms F. Medications and Treatment VI. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder G. Signs and Symptoms H. Medications and Treatment VII. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder I. Etiology and Symptoms J. Medications and Treatment including CBT VIII. Borderline Personality Disorder K. Etiology and Symptoms L. Treatment including DBT IX. Antisocial Personality Disorder M. Etiology and Symptoms N. Treatment X. Schizophrenia O. Etiology, Signs and Symptoms P. Medications and treatment including long-lasting injectables XI. Conclusion XII. Glossary of Psychiatric Terminology XIII. References Introduction…show more content…
It was originally published in 1994 by the American Psychiatric Association and is used by psychiatrists and clinicians to diagnose psychiatric disorders. The most recent edition, the DSM-V is due out in late May of 2013. This manual describes all categories of mental health disorders among both adults and children. It focuses on describing symptoms as well as statistics. For example, some genders or age groups are more likely to be effected by a particular illness than others. In addition, the DSM-IV-TR is also used by psychiatrists and clinicians for billing purposes because most insurance carriers and the government require a specific diagnosis for
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