In addition to the need for further replication and clarification, these results have implications for the assessment and diagnosis of major depressive disorder. Suggestions for several additional avenues of research are discussed.John Ruscio*Psychology DepartmentJournal of Nervous & Mental Disease...
diagnosispsychiatric status rating scalesself-assessmentThe Depression Self-Rating Scale (DSRS) is a self-report inventory based on the DSM-IV criteria for major depression. This study aimed to investigate diagnostic concordance of a major depressive disorder (MDD) using the DSRS and the Structured...
In the present report from the Rhode Island Methods to Improve Diagnostic Assessment and Services (MIDAS) project, we examined the validity of the specifier diagnosed with a semistructured interview.Two hundred sixty patients with a principal diagnosis of major depressive disorder were evaluated with ...
• Changing diagnoses with stigmatizing terminology, such as replacing the diagnosis “Mental Retardation” with “Intellectual Disability.” • Removing the exception of bereavement for the diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder. • Adding the diagnosis “Mild Neurocognitive Impairment” to categoriz...
Differential Diagnosis Other personality disorders and personality traits.Other personality disorders may be confused with narcissistic personality disorder because they have certain features in common. It is, therefore, important to distinguish among these disorders based on differences in their characteristic...
The changes in diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder (MDD) from the fourth to the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) may appear small but have important consequences for how the diagnosis is used. In DSM-5, MDD is part of the new "...
创伤后应激障碍(Post-traumatic stress disorder,PTSD)是一种暴露于单个或多个极端威胁或恐怖的事件后发生的障碍[8]。表现为以下特征:①创伤经历的再体验,即创伤事件以栩栩如生的侵入性记忆、闪回或梦魇等形式在当下再现,通常伴有强烈的、压倒性的恐惧情绪,并伴有强烈的躯体感觉;②回避行为,回避关于创伤事件的思维或...
Major depressive disorder in DSM-5: implications for clinical practice and research of changes from DSM-IV. Depress Anxiety. 2014;31(6):459–71.174. Ussher JM. Clinical psychology and sexual equality: a contradiction in terms? Fem Psychol. 1991;1(1):63–8.175. Ussher JM. Are we ...
The Depression Self-Rating Scale (DSRS) is a self-report inventory based on the DSM-IV criteria for major depression. This study aimed to investigate diagnostic concordance of a major depressive disorder (MDD) using the DSRS and the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV, axis I disorders ...
Additionally, the DSM features symptoms and descriptive criteria that are needed for the diagnosis of disorders, as well as potential treatment approaches and outcomes. What is the DSM definition of mental disorder? The DSM-5 definition of a mental disorder is a behavioral or psychological pattern ...