Psychiatric Diagnosis and Treatment Thesis
Psychiatric Diagnosis and Treatment Thesis
Investigate and propose a psychiatric diagnosis based on the case study attached.
Include an in-depth overview of the disorder within the diagnosis, treatment options for the diagnosis, and a sound rationale that explains why this diagnosis was made.
Must present a thorough overview of each disorder within the diagnosis. Assume the audience has no prior knowledge of the disorder within the diagnosis, and provide relevant and easy-to-understand explanations of each for the readers.
The Psychiatric Diagnosis must include the following (1)Explain psychological concepts in the patient’s presentation using professional terminology. Identify symptoms and behaviors exhibited by the patient in the chosen case study
(2)Match the identified symptoms to potential disorders in the DSM-5 diagnostic manual
(3)Propose a diagnosis based on the patient’s symptoms and the criteria listed for the disorder(s) in the DSM-5 diagnostic manual
(4)Analyze and explain how the patient meets the criteria for the disorder according to the patient’s symptoms and the criteria outlined in the DSM-5 diagnostic manual
(5)Justify the use of the chosen DSM-5 diagnostic manual (i.e., What evidence supports the validity of this manual? What are the limitations of this manual?)
(6)Summarize general views of the diagnosis from at least three theoretical orientations (g., cognitive, behavioral, humanistic, biological, sociocultural, evolutionary, psychoanalytic, integrative, etc.).
NOTE: Be clear that you are writing about theoretical orientations and using the theoretical orientations to explain the diagnosis. Do not use the theoretical orientations to discuss any therapy or treatment approaches.
Your application of the theoretical orientations should answer the question: What causes this diagnosis? For example, “Based on the cognitive perspective, what causes this diagnosis?” “Based on the humanistic perspective, what causes this diagnosis?” Etc.
In addition, you may include a historical perspective on the diagnosis, but this is not required. Also note that here you are summarizing views of the overall diagnosis, not specific individual symptoms
(7)Include a discussion on comorbidity if the diagnosis includes more than one disorder
(8)Evaluate symptoms within the context of an appropriate theoretical orientation for this diagnosis (e.g., cognitive, behavioral, humanistic, biological, sociocultural, evolutionary, psychoanalytic, integrative, etc.).
