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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
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What does the number 4 after DSMIV mean?
It means that it is the fourth edition of the DSM.
Is there a DSMIV code for substance abuse?
There are a plethora of DSMIV substance abuse codes. It all depends upon the diagnosis. They are specific to the substance being abused, there is also one for polysubstance abuse when one substance does not qualify. Then there is also abuse versus dependence. So again, it all depends.
How does the DSMIV classify pica?
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition, classifies it as a feeding and eating disorder of childhood.
What is passive personality?
there is no known classification for this, since it does not exist in the DSMIV
What is the most current edition-dsm iv or dsm iv-tr?
The DSM IV Diagnostic manual was first published in 1994. The DSM IV - TR is a text revision published in 2000. So the most current edition is indeed the DSM IV - TR. The DSM V is due in 2012 and may be very different from the current style. See http://www.psych.org/mainmenu/research/dsmiv/dsmivtr.aspx for more info.
Do exorcists really cast out demons?
The answer is surprisingly yes. Despite the bad press that movies and popular culture have given Exorcisms, both the psychiatric profession and the church believe that Exorcism have a role to play.The Christian practice of exorcism approaches the subject with a procedure of presuming mental or physical illness and employing mental health and medical professionals to rule out physical or mental causes before authorization of the exorcism ritual. By allowing the medical profession to attempt to solve the problem first, we can be assured that exorcism is only done when all possible benign causes are ruled out.The church then treats the person has having a malignant demonic possession and an exorcism may be performed.Demonic possession is not a valid psychiatric or medical diagnosis recognized by either the DSM-IV or the ICD-10. Those who profess a belief in demonic possession have sometimes ascribed the symptoms associated with mental illnesses such as hysteria, mania, psychosis, Tourette's syndrome, epilepsy, schizophrenia or dissociative identity disorder to possession. In cases of dissociative identity disorder in which the alter personality is questioned as to its identity, 29% are reported to identify themselves as demons. Additionally, there is a form of monomania called demonomania or demonopathy in which the patient believes that he or she is possessed by one or more demons.The fact that exorcism works on people experiencing symptoms of possession is by some attributed to placebo effect and the power of suggestion. Some supposedly possessed persons are actually narcissists or are suffering from low self-esteem and act a "demon possessed person" in order to gain attention.Nevertheless, Psychiatrist M. Scott Peck researched exorcisms (initially in an effort to disprove demonic possession), and claims to have conducted two himself. He concluded that the Christian concept of possession was a genuine phenomenon. He derived diagnostic criteria somewhat different from those used by the Roman Catholic Church. He also claimed to see differences in exorcism procedures and progression. After his experiences, and in an attempt to get his research validated, he has attempted to get the psychiatric community to add the definition of "Evil" to the DSMIV.
How can you diagnose anorexia?
Absolutely, without qualification, the first and most important step is an appointment with a physician, and with disclosure that anorexia may be an issue. Eating disorders can be implicated in other very serious physical conditions, including a disruption of or stop to the menses, and blood and heart irregularities. Also, some physical ailments may lead to symptoms that might look like anorexia, and ignoring them could be fatal. Apart from that it is not wise to attempt to self-diagnose (or unprofessionally diagnose for someone else) this or any other disorder. There is much too much at stake.
