Respond to the following in your initial post:
If you were working in the emergency room of a hospital, how would you distinguish between three individuals, one of whom presents with schizophrenia, another
with a schizoaffective disorder, and the third with a brief psychotic disorder?
What is the basic ICD-10 code (the number) for each of these diagnoses?
Create a brief PowerPoint presentation you could provide to families that explains the prognosis for two of these disorders and any treatment issues of which
the family needs to be aware. Remember that, when using PowerPoint, the slide should present headlines, rather than paragraphs. The idea is that you would
walk through the slides with the family, filling in the details as you speak. The Notes section should be used to store your details. Upload your PowerPoint
presentation as an attachment to this discussion.
Identify, analyze, and discuss both sides of one current controversy related to cultural and ethnic issues in the diagnosis of schizophrenia.
Books:
Pearson Education. (2017). MyPsychLab for abnormal psychology (17th ed.) [Access card]. Boston, MA. Pearson. ISBN: 9781323615799.
American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
Kilpatrick, D. G., Resnick, H. S., Milanak, M. E., Miller, M. W., Keyes, K. M., & Friedman, M. J. (2013). National estimates of exposure to traumatic events
and PTSD prevalence using DSM-IV and DSMâ5 criteria. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 26(5), 537–547.
Koerner, K., Kohlenberg, R. J., & Parker, C. R. (1996). Diagnosis of personality disorder: A radical behavioral alternative. Journal of Consulting and
Clinical Psychology, 64(6), 1169–1176.
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