Psychopathology

Psychopathology
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Psychopathology
PERSPECTIVE 1: (Amaris) Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed.). Comment on the new DSM-5 criteria (2013) in preparation.
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) can be defined as the standard diagnostic manual that oversees the diagnosis, disease follows up, treatment, insurance reimbursements, as well as clinical research. The DSM defines the values and the approaches to be used by the medical practitioners when attending to patients with mental disorders. The manual gives the steps as well as the techniques to be used by the practitioners. It helps the healthcare practitioners maintain professionalism and ensure ethical care. Additionally, the manual helps guide the welfare of mental disorder patients by ensuring that the correct drugs are issued. It contains standards which help provide quality care in a way that the welfare of the patients is put into account. Through the use of the manual, the entire process of attending to the patients is aligned according to the healthcare policies and the final outcome is ensured to be high (Edition, 2013). On the other hand, the DSM converts the mental disorders into labels which affect their interpretation. For instance, it subdivides the mental disorders to a point that it becomes challenging to diagnose the mental conditions.
PERSPECTIVE 2 (Meshella)…