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The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is the reference you are asking about. It is the standard classification of mental disorders used by mental health professionals. There are now five editions. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders referred to as DSM lists known diagnosis of mental illnesses and their symptoms. It is used by health insurance providers to define what is considered a mental illness for insurance coverage purposes. The latest version of the book (DMS-5) has added many diagnosis, changed some and removed others.
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What is a physician called who diagnoses skin disorders?
A dermatologist diagnoses and cares for people with skin disorders.
Who diagnoses anorexia?
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Obernewtyn Chronicles
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You could be having auditory hallucinations, which can be a symptom of various mental health diagnoses. It may be helpful to talk with a local mental health professional.
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Why do diagnostic problems arrive in psychiatry?
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Is there a list of all the mental illnesses?
Every term that Psychiatrists use for diagnosis is found in a book called the DSM, or Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of mental illness.
What could be done to increase the knowledge of mental health services and the diagnoses it serves?
Talk to those who have the illness because they are the experts in what works and what doesn't.
The most widely used scheme today for classifying and diagnosing psychological disorders throughout the world is?
Well sounds like you are describing the DSM IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) which is a book that classifies and diagnoses psychological disorders throughout the world.
What is the plot in the book called A child called it?
The plot is of a young boy and how he endures the traumatic and severe physical and mental abuse at the hands of his psychotic mother.
What was charle's dickens mental illness?
Charles Dickens is believed to have had symptoms that could be consistent with possible diagnoses such as bipolar disorder or depression, based on historical records and accounts of his behavior. However, since he lived in a time when mental health diagnoses were not as advanced as they are today, it is not possible to definitively diagnose his mental illness.
Is every medical diagnosis objective knowledge?
No. Only medical diagnoses which it is possible to prove on a physical basis are objective knowledge (e.g. myocardial infarction, pneumonia, .... ). Symptom-based medical diagnoses (e.g. fibromyalgia, tension-headache, .... ) and diagnoses based on phenomena as it is the case with a psychiatric diagnosis (diagnosis of a mental disorder) can not be proven on a physical basis. Immanuel Kant delivers the philosophy to explain this in detail.
