DSM5 Updates

Description:  Learners will get an overview of the changes from the DSMIV-R to the DSM5.  Changes include the elimination of the use of the term - mental retardation, the subtypes of schizophrenia, criteria for bipolar disorder, and there are new specifiers for depressive disorders.  Learners will be able to differentiate tic disorders from body-focused repetitive disorders.  Adjustment Disorders have been re-conceptualized in DSM-5 and there are new refinements in the criteria for Oppositional Defiant Disorder.  Major differences have been described for Asperger’s disorder, and there are new age-of-onset specifiers for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.  The study guide will discuss the changes in the substance-related and addictive disorders.  In addition, the study guide will explain why the change away from AXIS diagnosis.  Some disorders have been eliminated and new ones added. 

CE Broker #s: OL 20-505378

Methods: Pre-test, study guide, posttest and evaluation, internet sources via URLs, Q&A by email.

Content Area: Clinical evaluation and assessment

Purpose: Learners will be able to describe the significant differences between the DSMIV-R and DSM5 for use in the diagnostic assessment of persons with mental and nervous disorders.

Target Audience: Social workers, marriage and family therapists, licensed professional counselors, mental health counselors, nurses, employee assistance professionals, addiction professionals, behavioral health technicians, and other allied professionals.