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Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual of Mental Disorders
Questions And Answers

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders


✓~ Manual authored by American Psychiatric Association for diagnosing mental

disorders.




Homosexuality


✓~ Removed as a mental disorder in 1974 from the DSM.




Multi-axial system


✓~ Removed in DSM-5, which transitioned to a single axis for diagnosis.




Personality disorders


✓~ No longer separate from clinical disorders in DSM-5.




Developmental and lifespan considerations

,✓~ Organizational structure in DSM-5 that takes into account age-related

factors.




Chapters and diagnostic categories


✓~ Organizational structure in DSM-5 that groups disorders into chapters.




Contextual influence


✓~ Gender and culture are considered in the DSM-5.




Common language


✓~ Advantage of DSM-5 as it provides a standardized terminology for mental

disorders.




Guide treatment recommendations


✓~ Advantage of DSM-5 as it helps clinicians determine appropriate treatment

for mental disorders.




Access to funding

, ✓~ Advantage of DSM-5 as it can assist in obtaining financial support for

treatment.




Benefits for research


✓~ Advantage of DSM-5 as it allows for consistent research on the same

phenomena.




Prevalence rates


✓~ Measure of how common a particular disorder is in a population.




Morbidity rates


✓~ Measure of the impact of a disorder on an individual's quality of life.




Mortality rates


✓~ Measure of the number of deaths caused by a particular disorder.




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