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What is Mild Intellectual Disability (MID)

Gary Direnfeld

It first appears in the 2013 edition of the Diagnostic and Statistics Manual of Mental Disorders, 5 th Edition (DSM-5). The DSM is a compilation and classification of mental disorders as determined by a committee of psychiatrists under the American Psychiatric Association. They will just in a sense, live it.

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Intersectionality Matters: Working with LGBT Older Adult Clients

Simmons University

As most social work students learn, the diagnosis of “homosexuality” was removed from the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) in 1973 by the board of the directors of the American Psychiatric Association.

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Letter From a Bipolar Mom to Her Children

Beautiful Voyager

What I have is called Bipolar Disorder, which, by definition, is a mental condition marked by alternating periods of elation and depression. It was then, that I realized I needed some true, serious professional help, so I decided to check myself into the local psychiatric hospital. It is not something easily explained.

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on madness

Clinical Philosophy

Disordered Thought 9. Table of Contents Introduction 1. Mental Illness 2. Delusion's Rational Irretrievability 3. Reality Contact 4. A World of One's Own 5. The Divided Self 6. Self and Other 7. Hallucination 8. Psychotic Symbolization 10. The Politics of Insanity Ascription Reviews "'What is it for a mind to become ill?'

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Art of Diagnosis – In-person

University of Connecticut

There is a wealth of knowledge about each disorder, but there is a lack of training on what questions to ask a client in order to properly develop a thorough and accurate diagnosis. Clinical diagnosis may seem safe from cultural, political, and social influence, but in fact, it is often guided by these forces.

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Art of Diagnosis – Webinar

University of Connecticut

Although a large component of the daily work of social workers is to diagnose psychiatric illnesses, there is little education on how to do that well. Practice differential diagnosis by disorder type through vignettes. . $40 – UConn SSW Alumni and Current Field Instructors. $50 50 – All Others.

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Why Successful Integrated Care Management Matters

Relias

The main purpose is to effectively address and treat co-occurring and chronic mental health, substance use, and medical disorders. For example, when a patient is not responding to first- or second-line treatments for bi-polar disorder. Her undergraduate and medical school education is from Texas A&M University.