DSM and ICD 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyCore studiesA2/A-levelOCR Created by: Steff06Created on: 31-05-16 08:34 Who was the ICD published by? The World Health Organisation (WHO). 1 of 20 Who is the ICD used by? Used in many countries throughout the world. 2 of 20 What can it help to diagnose? Can diagnose both physical and mental conditions. 3 of 20 Where can a description of disorders be found? In ICD-10, each disorder has a description of its main features and any important associated features. 4 of 20 What is an issue with ICD-10? It is only a snapshot of dysfunctional behaviour and as cultures change, criterias and definitions must be revised. 5 of 20 What does the diagnostic section indicate? Indicates how many of each feature and the balance required between different types of features are needed to make an accurate diagnosis. 6 of 20 What does tentative mean? When a diagnosis is less certain due to some ambiguities. 7 of 20 What is each disorder given? Each disorder is given a code. The numerical coding of 001-099 in ICD-9 has been replaced by A00-Z99 which gives more possible categories. 8 of 20 What do the categories include? Dementia, schizophrenia, mood (affective) disorders, personality disorders. 9 of 20 What was used before publication of the DSM and what for? Field trials were used before publication to compare the DSM-III with the DMS-IV and the ICD-10. 10 of 20 What does the DSM-IV now recognise its limitations by calling itself? Calls itself a manual of mental disorders as this implies a mind/body split that may not exist. 11 of 20 Where is this manual mainly used? Mainly used in the USA. 12 of 20 What is there an attempt to do? Attempt to highlight the ethnic diversity of the US population. 13 of 20 What is the major difference between ICD-10 and DSM-IV? DSM is a multi-axial tool 14 of 20 What do clinicians have to consider? Consider whether the disorder is from axis 1 (clinical disorders) or axis 2 (personality disorders). 15 of 20 What is then also considered about the patient? The patient's general physical condition is considered and any environmental or social problems. 16 of 20 What is this used to assess? Used to assess the patient's functioning on a scale of 1-100. 17 of 20 Which manual is more holistic? The DSM is more holistic, where as the ICD is rather reductionist in criteria-based diagnoses. 18 of 20 What would many clinicians do? Many clinicians would use the 2 diagnostic tools side by side before diagnosing a patient. 19 of 20 What are examples of the DSM-IV's classifications? Learning disorders, communication disorders, dementia, substance-related disorders, sleep disorders, sexual and gender identity disorders. 20 of 20
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